n.
- 科学;自然科学[U]
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The computer is a marvel of modern
science.
电子计算机是现代科学的一个奇迹。
- (一门)科学,学科[C][U]
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Some people think that chess is a
science, not just a game.
一些人认为国际象棋是一门科学,而不仅是一种游戏。
- 专门的技巧,技术[U]
短语
have sth. down to a science
- 对某事非常娴熟
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He seems to
have writing popular books down to a science.
他似乎很会写畅销书。
辨析
n.
- the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
- a systematically organized body of knowledge on any subject.
- archaic knowledge.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. scientia ‘knowledge’, from scire ‘know’.