geography

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复数: geographies;副词: geographically;形容词: geographical;

1、geo- + -graphy.
2、含义：description of the earth's surface.

geography 地理

geo-, 地，地球。-graphy, 写，描述，词源同telegraphy.

geography: geography: [16] All the English ‘geo-’ words (geography, geology [18], geometry [14], etc) come ultimately from Greek gē ‘earth’, a word probably of pre-Indo-European origin, whose Homeric form gaia was used as the name of the Greek goddess of the earth. Geography denotes literally the ‘describing of the earth’; geometry the ‘measuring of the earth’ (from its early application to the measuring of land and surveying).
=> geology, geometry
geography (n.): "the science of description of the earth's surface in its present condition," 1540s, from Middle French géographie (15c.), from Latin geographia, from Greek geographia "description of the earth's surface," from geo- "earth" + -graphia "description" (see -graphy).

1. Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?: 为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠？

2. The American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack.: 美洲大陆的地形严重限制了进攻路线。