单词 | interdisciplinary |
释义 | interdisciplinary (once / 59997 pages) adj Something that's interdisciplinary covers more than one field of study. If you take an interdisciplinary science and literature class, you might read a science fiction novel and then explore the scientific ideas behind it. The word interdisciplinary can be broken into its parts: inter-, which means "between" in Latin, and disciplinary, which is from the Latin disciplina and means teaching or knowledge. Interdisciplinary means between fields, but they don't have to be unrelated disciplines. You can do interdisciplinary work between two sciences, for example. An interdisciplinary conference on biology and computer science might include workshops on both fields. WORD FAMILYdisciplinary: disciplinarily, interdisciplinary+/disciplinarian: disciplinarians/discipline: disciplinarian, disciplinary, disciplined, disciplines, disciplining, indiscipline, self-discipline, undiscipline/disciplined: self-disciplined, undisciplined/indiscipline: indisciplines USAGE EXAMPLESIt followed an interdisciplinary approach in proposing solutions to worldwide problems, through science, diplomacy, economics and other fields. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Williams will receive the honorary degree during the doctoral hooding ceremony, hosted by the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies. Washington Times(Dec 09, 2016) Four more interdisciplinary centers will be created with the new donation, which together with the CBIC will form the core of the Chen Institute. Los Angeles Times(Dec 06, 2016) adj drawing from or characterized by participation of two or more fields of study interdisciplinary studies an interdisciplinary conference |
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