the scientific study of communication and control systems, which involves comparing human and animal brains with machines and electronic devices 控制论（对信息传递和控制的科学研究，尤涉及人和动物大脑与机器和电子装置的比较） More Like This Uncountable nouns ending in –icsUncountable nouns ending in –icsWord Origin1940s: from Greek kubernētēs ‘steersman’, from kubernan ‘to steer’.