【以-tics結尾的學科名稱】
acoustics(聲學),the scientific study of sound;
aeronautics(航空學,航空術),the science of designing and flying airplanes;
aesthetics,esthetics(美學,審美學),the study of beauty, especially beauty in art;
dietetics(營養(yǎng)學),the science that is concerned with what people eat and drink and how this affects their health;
genetics(遺傳學),the study of how the qualities of living things are affected and passed on by genes;
linguistics(語言學),the study of language in general and of particular languages, their structure, grammar, and history;
logistics(后勤學),the study or skill of moving soldiers, supplying them with food etc.;
orthodontics(畸齒矯正術,正齒學),the practice or skill of making teeth move into the right position when they have not been growing correctly。
【以其它詞根或后綴結尾的學科名稱】
astronomy(天文學),the scientific study of the stars and planets;
gastronomy(美食學,烹飪法),the art and science of cooking and eating good food;
botany(植物學),the scientific study of plants;
demography(人口統(tǒng)計學),the study of how human populations change, for example the study of how many births, deaths, marriages etc. happen in a particular place at a particular time;
topography(地形學),the science of describing an area of land, or making maps of it;
horticulture(園藝學),the practice or science of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables;
jurisprudence(法學,法理學),the science or study of law;
obstetrics(產科學),the part of medical science that deals with the birth of children;
pedagogy(教育學),the practice of teaching, or the study of teaching;
podiatry(足病學,足醫(yī)術),the part of medical science that deals with diseases of the foot;