Zoological is the adjective for zoology, the scientific study of animals — how their bodies work, how they behave, where they live, how they are related to one another. So anything described as zoological belongs to that science: a zoological study, a zoological survey of the island, the Zoological Society of London.

Zoological is the adjective for zoology, the scientific study of animalsZoological是zoology（動物學，研究動物的科學）的形容詞——how their bodies work, how they behave, where they live, how they are related to one another研究牠們身體怎麼運作、怎麼行為、住在哪裡、彼此有什麼親緣關係。So anything described as zoological belongs to that science所以任何被稱作zoological的東西都屬於這門科學：a zoological studyzoological study動物學研究、a zoological survey of the island島嶼的zoological survey動物學調查、the Zoological Society of Londonthe Zoological Society of London倫敦動物學會。

Its most famous use is in the phrase 'zoological garden', which is the full, old-fashioned name for a zoo. That is literally where the word 'zoo' came from — people got tired of saying the long version and cut it down. Today 'zoological garden' survives mostly in the official names of older zoos and on formal signs; nobody says it in ordinary speech.

Its most famous use is in the phrase 'zoological garden'它最有名的用法是在「zoological garden」這個片語裡，which is the full, old-fashioned name for a zoo這是zoo的完整舊式全名。That is literally where the word 'zoo' came from「zoo」這個字就是從這裡來的——people got tired of saying the long version and cut it down人們講膩了那個長版本，就把它縮短了。Today今天 'zoological garden' survives mostly in the official names of older zoos and on formal signs「zoological garden」主要留在老動物園的正式名稱和正式招牌上；nobody says it in ordinary speech日常說話沒有人這樣講。

This is a formal, academic word. It lives in textbooks, museum labels, research papers and institution names. In daily English you would say 'about animals' instead.

This is a formal, academic word這是一個正式、學術的字。It lives in textbooks, museum labels, research papers and institution names它活在教科書、博物館標示、研究論文和機構名稱裡。In daily English在日常英文裡 you would say 'about animals' instead你會改說「about animals跟動物有關」。

Also keep in mind that 'zoological' does not mean 'animal-like' or 'wild' — it means 'belonging to the science of animals'. A zoological drawing is a careful scientific illustration, not a picture that looks like an animal.

Also keep in mind另外要記得 that 'zoological' does not mean 'animal-like' or 'wild'「zoological」不代表「像動物的」或「野生的」——it means 'belonging to the science of animals'它的意思是「屬於動物科學的」。A zoological drawing is a careful scientific illustration一張zoological drawing是仔細的科學插圖，not a picture that looks like an animal不是一張看起來像動物的圖。

Pronunciation catches learners out: it is zo-o-LOJ-i-cal, four syllables before the ending, with the two o's at the start pronounced separately — not like the word 'zoo'.

Pronunciation catches learners out發音常常讓學習者出錯：it is zo-o-LOJ-i-cal它唸成zo-o-LOJ-i-cal，four syllables before the ending結尾前有四個音節，with the two o's at the start pronounced separately開頭那兩個o要分開唸——not like the word 'zoo'不是像「zoo」那樣唸。