| 释义 |
seismological, a.|saɪzməʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl|
[f. seismology + -ical.]
Of or pertaining to seismology.
1850Mallet in Rep. Brit. Assoc. i. 89 Seismological books. 1880(title) Transactions of the Seismological Society of Japan. Vol. I. 1887G. H. Darwin in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 263 A seismological observatory.
Hence seismoˈlogically adv.; also fig.
1891in Century Dict. 1955Sci. Amer. Sept. 59/1 Seismologically speaking, the crust differs from the underlying part of the mantle in the fact that P and S waves travel in it more slowly and with more variable speed. 1970Nature 15 Aug. 649/2 This earthquake was a nice reminder that Britain is not as seismologically quiet as people believe. 1977H. Greene FSO—1 xix. 171 In an arm of government as seismologically sensitive as the Foreign Service,..Friburn's sudden resignation was a shock on the level of six or seven on the diplomatic Richter scale. |