morphology; study of biological forms or word structures
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
morphology (biology); the science studying external shapes, internal structures and changes of organisms
Often contrasted with physiology (功能学). Covers anatomy, histology, and cytology.
Xíng形
tài态
xué学
shì是
shēng生
wù物
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fēn分
zhī支
。
Morphology is an important branch of biology.
Tōng通
guò过
xíng形
tài态
xué学
guān观
chá察
，
wǒ我
men们
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xì细
bāo胞
bì壁
de的
tè特
shū殊
jié结
gòu构
。
Through morphological observation, we discovered the special structure of the cell wall.
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Bǐ比
jiào较
xíng形
tài态
xué学
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
lǐ理
jiě解
wù物
zhǒng种
de的
jìn进
huà化
guān关
xi系
。
Comparative morphology can help us understand the evolutionary relationships between species.
noun
morphology (linguistics); the study of word forms and morphological changes
Also called 词法 (cífǎ). Deals with inflection, derivation, and word formation. Distinct from syntax (句法学).
Hàn汉
yǔ语
xíng形
tài态
xué学
yǔ与
Yìn印
ōu欧
yǔ语
xì系
de的
xíng形
tài态
xué学
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
bù不
tóng同
。
Chinese morphology differs greatly from Indo-European morphology.
Xíng形
tài态
xué学
yán研
jiū究
cí词
de的
nèi内
bù部
jié结
gòu构
hé和
gòu构
chéng成
guī规
zé则
。
Morphology studies the internal structure and formation rules of words.
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Zhè这
mén门
kè课
zhǔ主
yào要
jiǎng讲
xíng形
tài态
xué学
，
yě也
jiào叫
cí词
fǎ法
。
This course mainly covers morphology, also called word formation.