1580s, from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus "pertaining to science," from Latin scientia "knowledge" (see science) + -ficus "making" + facere "to make" (see factitious). Originally used to translate Greek epistemonikos "making knowledge" in Aristotle's "Ethics."
Sciential (mid-15c., "based on knowledge," from Latin scientialis) is the classical purists' choice for an adjective based on science. Scientic (1540s) and scient (late 15c.) also have been used. First record of scientific revolution is from 1803; scientific method is from 1854; scientific notation is from 1961. Related: Scientifical; scientifically.
雙語例句
1. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
該國的經濟困境阻礙了其科研機構的工作進展。
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2. People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning.
人們使用科學術語，但并非很清楚其含義。
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3. Many, if not most, scientific papers are presented orally at scientific meetings.
許多科學論文，即便不是大多數，都是以口頭形式在科學會議上發表的。
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4. Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.
科技發展意味著許多醫學衍生職業的增長。
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5. There are problems in recruiting suitably qualified scientific officers for NHS laboratories.