taphonomy

n. 埋葬学(一门研究古生物如何被埋葬而成为化石被保存下来的学科)

发音

其它 /tæˈfɒnəmi/

词形变化

taphonomies 复数 taphonomies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.

    埋藏学

    化石形成学

    可数 不可数

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω (thắptō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos)der. Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Latin -nomialbor. French -nomiebor. ▲ Latin -nomialbor. English -nomy English taphonomy From tapho- (from Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”)) + -nomy.

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