1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (see tome).
Insects were so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division of their bodies. Compare insect, which is from a Latin loan-translation of the Greek word. Related: Entomological; entomologically. Hybrid insectology (1766, from French insectologie, 1744) is not much used.
I have given the name insectology to that part of natural history which has insects for its object; that of entomology ... would undoubtedly have been more suitable ... but its barbarous sound terryfy'd me. [Charles Bonnet's English translation of his "Contemplation de la nature," 1766]
中文解释
1、en- "in" + tomo- + -logy.2、So called because the segmented division of insect bodies. Compare insect.3、字面含义：having a notch or cut (at the waist).4、该词的构造与insect有异曲同工之妙，由于昆虫都是节肢类动物，它们的身体上都有一道道像被剪过的凹痕，因此就有了这种形象的名称。
实用例句
1. He decided to specialize in entomology after graduation.
他决定毕业后专攻昆虫学.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Research opportunities exist in a wide range of pure and applied areas of entomology.
纯理论昆虫学和应用昆虫学的众多领域都存在着研究机会。来自柯林斯例句
3. The study of plant resistance to insects dates back to earliest days of applied entomology.
早在应用昆虫学发展的初期,就已开始植物抗虫性的研究.来自辞典例句
4. This is a web page of Abstracts of Entomology.
这是昆虫学文摘数据库所在的网页.来自互联网
5. Natural and cultural history, Pacific anthropology , botany, entomology, and zoology.
