natural history

名词 natural history:

1. the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

1. On his days off he takes them to the Museum of Natural History or the Planetarium.
   他休假的日子，就带他们去自然历史博物馆或是天文馆。
2. Balzac consciously set himself the task of writing "the natural history" of this society.
   巴尔扎克有意识地给自己规定了为这个社会写“自然史”的任务。
3. The natural history museum have a special exhibition of dinosaur.
   自然历史博物馆专门搞了一次恐龙展览。
4. Her interest in natural history was confined to observation of the crow's feet gathering round her eyes.
   她对博物学的兴趣，只限于观察聚集在她的眼尾周围的“鸦爪”。