typology

typology
(pl. -ies)
  1. a classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences
    (尤指考古、心理、社会等学科)类型学,分类研究
    a typology of Saxon cremation vessels.
    萨克逊火葬容器分类研究。
    ■[mass noun]study or analysis using such classification
    类型学;类型分析
  2. [mass noun]the study and interpretation of types and symbols, originally especially in the Bible
    (原尤指对《圣经》)类型与符号研究解释;解经学
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typological
[-əˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l]
adjective
typologist
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent. (in sense 2): from Greek tupos, 'type' + -logy
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