🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

科学命名

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kēxué mìngmíng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scientific Naming/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈneɪmɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"科学命名在生物分类中至关重要。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The formal system of naming species using a two-part Latin name.

    "The scientific naming of the domestic cat is Felis catus."
  2. 2

    A method of categorizing organisms based on shared characteristics.

    "Scientific naming helps in the classification of living organisms in biology."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scientific naming' derives from the Latin 'scientia', meaning knowledge, and 'nomen', meaning name. It evolved in the 18th century with the formalization of binomial nomenclature by Carl Linnaeus, which established a systematic method for naming organisms.

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