(also sci-fi) noun [U] books, films, etc about events that take place in the future, often involving travel in space 科幻小说或电影
scientific*scientific
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ||; ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/adj
1 connected with or involving science 与科学有关的；科学的: We need more funding for scientific research.我们需要更多经费作科学研究。scientific instruments科学仪器
2 (used about a way of thinking or of doing sth) careful and logical （指思想或做事方法）仔细的，合乎逻辑的: a scientific study of the way people use language为了解人们怎样使用语言而进行的科学研究 ➔scientifically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ advSorting out the files won't take long if we do it scientifically.如果以科学的方法来整理那些档案，那就花不了很多时间。