meteorological

meteorological — adjective

1. describing anything that is connected to the scientific study of weather, such a

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing anything that is connected to the scientific study of weather, such as changes in temperature, air pressure, wind, and rainfall across the Earth's atmosphere.

例句

The meteorological office issued a warning about the approaching typhoon.

collocation: meteorological office

Adisa studied the meteorological data before deciding to cancel the outdoor event.

collocation: meteorological data

同義詞
  • weather

    everyday term; meteorological is the formal, scientific equivalent (a weather map vs. a meteorological chart)

  • atmospheric

    broader — includes air composition and pressure, not just daily weather; used in both science and general description

  • climatic

    refers to long-term patterns over decades or regions, not to immediate weather conditions

文法句型

meteorological + noun

be + meteorological

用法筆記

This word is most often used before nouns such as office, report, data, conditions, and forecast. In everyday conversation, the simpler noun weather is preferred (a weather report, not a meteorological report), while meteorological belongs to formal, scientific, or official contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The meteorological today is rainy.
✅The weather today is rainy.
💡meteorological is an adjective, not a noun; use weather as the noun for everyday description.
❌There have been meteorological changes in the company.
✅There have been meteorological changes in the region.
💡meteorological only relates to weather and atmosphere, not to business or society.