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hereditarian

/huh-red-i-tair-ee-uhn/US // həˌrɛd ɪˈtɛər i ən //

遗传者,遗传主义者,遗传主义,遗传主义者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories.

Examples

  • A tempting, but ineffective, response to the hereditarian attempt to naturalize inequality is to deny or minimize the influence of nature.