geological time scale

基本解释

Geologists have devised a special geological time scale in reference to the earth's evolution.
地质学家们根据地球的演化历史，设计出一种特殊的地质年代表。
Evidence of abrupt change -- on a geological time scale -- wrought by human hands would seem to be overwhelming.
人类造成的突变（以地质时期为尺度衡量），其证据触目惊心。
The term has slowly picked up steam, both within the sciences (the International Commission on Stratigraphy, ultimate adjudicator of the geological time scale, is taking a formal interest) and beyond.
这个词已经慢慢地被接受，在科学领域（国际地层委员会最终将其作为一个地质时代的名称，正式使用）以及科学领域之外都受到了关注。