hydrologist
水文学者
解説 Definition
水文学者。水と水資源の科学を研究する専門家。
A hydrologist is a scientist who studies water, including where it is found, how it moves, and how it affects the earth and people. Hydrologists often work on rivers, rainfall, groundwater, floods, and water supply. The word is mainly used in science and environmental fields.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず hydro- を hydrate, hydraulic, hydroelectric などの「水」に関わる語群でまとめて覚えると、この語も水分野だと見抜きやすいです。後半の -logist は biologist, geologist などと同じで「その分野の専門家」。つまり hydrologist は「水を専門に調べる人」。天気を扱う meteorologist と違い、川・地下水・洪水・水資源の流れや管理を研究する人、という場面差で区別すると定着します。
Split it into `hydro-` and `-logist`. `Hydro-` appears in words like `hydrate` and `hydroelectric`, so it points to water, while `-logist` means a specialist, like in `biologist` or `geologist`. That makes `hydrologist` easy to store as "a water specialist."
例文
The hydrologist studied river patterns and water flow.
水文学者は川のパターンと水の流れを研究しました。
Hydrologists are essential in managing water resources.
水文学者は水資源を管理するために不可欠です。
The hydrologist predicted the flood based on rainfall data.
水文学者は降雨データに基づいて洪水を予測しました。
hydrologist の類義語・関連語
hydrologist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
hydro-はギリシャ語 hydor「水」、-logist は logos「学問・言葉」に由来し、「水を研究する人」が原義です。hydrate や hydraulic も同じ水の語根をもち、語の形を見ると“水について論じる人”から水文学者の意味になると分かります。
Hydrologist is made from hydro-, meaning "water," and -logist, meaning a person who studies something. Hydro- comes from Greek hydor "water," and -logist is linked to logos "word, study, reason." The word originally meant "a person who studies water," and related English words include hydraulic, hydrate, and biology-like formations in -logist.
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