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eugenics

英 [juː'dʒenɪks]美 [jʊ'dʒɛnɪks]

n. 優生學

星級詞彙:★

中文詞源

eugenics 優生學

eu-, 好的。-gen, 生育，詞源同gene, generate.

英語詞源

eugenics (n.)

"doctrine of progress in evolution of the human race, race-culture," 1883, coined (along with adjective eugenic

) by English scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911) on analogy of ethics, physics, etc. from Greek eugenes "well-born, of good stock, of noble race," from eu- "good" (see eu-) + genos "birth" (see genus).

The investigation of human eugenics, that is, of the conditions under which men of a high type are produced. [Galton, "Human Faculty," 1883]

權威例句

1. Eugenics has a biological significance.

優生學具有生物學上的意義.

2. A distinction is often made between " positive " and " negative " eugenics.

對 “ 積極 ” 優生學和 “ 消極 ” 優生學往往加以區分.

3. An example of negative eugenics would be the attempt to eradicate a harmful recessive gene.

消極優生學的範例是試圖破壞一種對人體有害的隱性基因.

4. Politicians take no interest in eugenics because the unborn have no vote.

政客對優生學沒有興趣,因為還未出世者沒投票權.

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5. Politician take no interest in eugenics because the unborn have not vote.

政治家對優生學不感興趣,因為未出生者並無選舉權.

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