horology
英 [hɒ'rɒlədʒɪ]
美[hə'rɑlədʒi]
- n. 钟表学；测时法；钟表制造术
中文词源
horology 计时学，钟表制造术
来自希腊语hora,时间，词源同hour,-logy,学说。即计时学，引申词义钟表学，钟表制造术。
英英释意
- 1. the art of designing and making clocks
英文词源
- horology (n.)
- science of time, 1819, probably from Greek hora "hour" (see hour) + -logy. Earlier it meant "clock, clock dial" (c. 1500), from Latin horologium. Related: Horologist.
实用场景例句
- He is skilled in horology.
- 他精于钟表制造。
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