geography
/dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/·지오그래피·noun
地理,地理学
GreekCEFR A2
词根
geo- (earth) + Greek 'graphein' (to write)
Greek geōgraphia (earth-writing) → Latin geographia → French géographie → English geography
一句话
geo(地) + graphy(写) = '写大地'. 同根 geo 入 geology(地的学问)、geometry(地的测量)。 希腊人初次把大地写下来时,这动作本身就成了一门学问的名字。 "把大地写下来"的想法,既是地图也是学问。
例句
She teaches geography at high school.
她在高中教地理。
The geography of the region is mountainous.
该地区地形多山。
Geography affects food and culture.
地理影响饮食与文化。
同根词
geologygeometryphotographbiographygraphic