philology
US /fɪˈlɑː.lə.dʒi/
UK /fɪˈlɑː.lə.dʒi/

名词
1.
文献学, 语文学
the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages
示例:
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He studied classical philology to better understand ancient Greek texts.
他学习古典文献学是为了更好地理解古希腊文本。
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The professor's research focuses on the philology of Romance languages.
教授的研究重点是罗曼语族的文献学。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词