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eugenics
优生学
the practice or study of improving human hereditary qualities by selective breeding
- 1.
A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
一种社会哲学或实践,主张通过选择性生育改善人类遗传品质,即鼓励具有优良遗传品质的人生育(积极优生学),或阻止具有不良遗传品质的人生育(消极优生学),或通过技术手段。
- 2.
the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
通过选择育种改善遗传素质的研究
一种社会哲学或实践,主张通过选择性生育改善人类遗传品质,即鼓励具有优良遗传品质的人生育(积极优生学),或阻止具有不良遗传品质的人生育(消极优生学),或通过技术手段。；通过选择育种改善遗传素质的研究；优生学；[医] 优生学
In use
The debate over eugenics has a long and controversial history.
Many scientists today reject the principles of eugenics as unethical.
Modern genetics has moved far beyond the simplistic ideas of eugenics.
study of eugenics
常用于学术或历史语境。
The study of eugenics has been widely criticized for its ethical implications.
优生学的研究因其伦理影响而受到广泛批评。
proponent of eugenics
proponent 常与 of 连用。
She was a vocal proponent of eugenics in the early 1900s.
她在20世纪初是优生学的直言倡导者。
eugenics movement
作为名词短语修饰 movement。
Connections
Collocations
- the eugenics movement
- 优生学运动
- The eugenics movement gained popularity in the early 20th century.优生学运动在20世纪初期流行起来。
- eugenics policies
- 优生学政策
- Some governments adopted eugenics policies in the early 1900s.一些政府在20世纪初采用了优生学政策。
- eugenics programs
- 优生学计划
- The eugenics programs were later condemned as unethical.这些优生学计划后来被谴责为不道德。
- eugenics research
- 优生学研究
- Eugenics research declined after World War II.二战后优生学研究走向衰落。
- the eugenics debate
- 优生学辩论
- The eugenics debate is still relevant to modern genetics.优生学辩论对现代遗传学仍具现实意义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：eu 像“优”的发音，genics 像 genes（基因），即“优选基因”的学问，记住“优生学”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、历史讨论、政策辩论 优生学是学术或正式场合的术语，多用于历史、伦理学或政策讨论，日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
cryogenics rhymes with eugenics, both ending in /dʒɛnɪks/. genetics, genomics, genius, and gene begin with 'gen' but do not rhyme; ethics shares the '-ics' suffix but has stress on the first syllable.
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