anatomy

anatomie

Étude des parties du corps et de leur organisation chez les humains, les animaux ou les plantes.

En anglais simple : The study of body parts and how they are arranged in people, animals, or plants.

• She studies anatomy at college.
• Our anatomy class examined the bones of a hand.
• Understanding plant anatomy helps explain how water moves through stems.

Expressions courantes : study anatomy, human anatomy, anatomy class, comparative anatomy

structure, anatomie

Les différentes parties de quelque chose et leur fonctionnement interne, étudiés en détail.

En anglais simple : The parts and inner workings of something, described or examined closely.

• The report explains the anatomy of the scandal.
• We examined the anatomy of a successful campaign.
• Her book reveals the anatomy of the banking system.

Comment l'utiliser : the anatomy of something (The film explores the anatomy of a political crisis.)

Synonymes : structure, makeup

Expressions courantes : anatomy of something, anatomy of failure

analyse, dissection

Examen de quelque chose en séparant ses parties pour les étudier une à une.

En anglais simple : The act of separating something into parts to examine each part closely.

• The essay offers an anatomy of the argument.
• His anatomy of the speech exposed several contradictions.
• A careful anatomy of the poem reveals its structure.

Comment l'utiliser : an anatomy of something (The book provides an anatomy of political rhetoric.)

Synonymes : analysis, dissection

Expressions courantes : anatomy of something, critical anatomy