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reductionism
还原论；简化论
a theory or approach that explains complex things by reducing them to their simpler components
既可指一种理论，也可指化整为零的分析方法
- 1.
An approach to studying complex systems or ideas by reducing them to a set of simpler components.
将复杂系统或观念简化为更简单组成部分的研究方法。
- 2.
A philosophical position which holds that a complex system is nothing but the sum of its parts, and that an account of it can be reduced to accounts of individual constituents. In a reductionist framework, the phenomena that can be explained completely in terms of relations between other more fundamental phenomena are called "epiphenomena".
认为复杂系统不过是其各部分之和,对它的解释可还原为对各组成部分的解释；在此框架中,完全由更基本现象之间的关系来解释的现象称为“附带现象”。
将复杂系统或观念简化为更简单组成部分的研究方法。；认为复杂系统不过是其各部分之和,对它的解释可还原为对各组成部分的解释；在此框架中,完全由更基本现象之间的关系来解释的现象称为“附带现象”。；简化论
In use
In biology class, we discussed reductionism as one way to study living things by looking at their smallest parts.
The teacher explained reductionism by comparing the human body to a machine made of many simple parts.
Some people worry that reductionism cannot fully explain how a person's thoughts and feelings arise together.
reductionism in [field]
该结构表示某一学科或领域中的简化论。
Reductionism in biology has both strengths and limitations.
生物学中的还原论既有优点也有局限。
the reductionism of [X] to [Y]
该结构强调把复杂事物X还原为更基本的Y。
The reductionism of sociology to psychology is not universally accepted.
将社会学还原为心理学这一简化论并未被普遍接受。
Connections
Collocations
- scientific reductionism
- 科学还原论
- Scientific reductionism assumes that every complex phenomenon can be explained by its smallest parts.科学还原论假定每一个复杂现象都可以通过其最小的部分来解释。
- methodological reductionism
- 方法论还原论
- Methodological reductionism is common in molecular biology.方法论还原论在分子生物学中很常见。
- biological reductionism
- 生物还原论
- Biological reductionism tries to explain behavior solely in terms of genes and neurons.生物还原论试图仅用基因和神经元来解释行为。
- crude reductionism
- 简单化的还原论
- Crude reductionism often ignores the interactions between components.简单化的还原论往往忽略组成成分之间的相互作用。
- avoid reductionism
- 避免还原论
- A good therapist should avoid reductionism when understanding a patient's problems.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
reductionism 里藏着 reduce（减少）：把复杂系统不断“减少”成零件来理解，即简化论。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、哲学讨论、科学方法论 reductionism 通常用于学术或专业讨论，属于正式用语；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词是 constructionism、destructionism、obstructionism（重读元音 /ʌ/ 及之后读音相同，均为 /ʌkʃənɪzəm/）。optimism、criticism 虽拼写以 -ism 结尾，但重音在词首，读 /ɪzəm/，并不押韵；reduction 拼写上是 reductionism 的词基，但读 /rɪˈdʌkʃən/，也不构成完整韵脚。
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