- [uncountable]
the scientific study of the physical structure of the earth, including the origin and history of the rocks and soil of which the earth is made 地质学 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- applied
- engineering
- physical
- …
- the science of geology
- [singular]
the origin and history of the rocks and soil of a particular area （某地区的）地质 the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from modern Latin geologia, from Greek gē ‘earth’ + -logia (see -logy).