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homo sapiens

/hoh-moh -sey-pee-uhnz/US // ˈhoʊ moʊ ˈseɪ pi ənz //

智人,现代人,同人,智者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a large brain, a nearly vertical forehead, a skeletal build lighter and teeth smaller than earlier humans, and dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools: the species has existed for about 200,000 years.See also Boskop man, Cro-Magnon, Marmes man, Niah Cave.
    • : humankind.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Understanding odds has never been a strength of Homo sapiens.

  • In some very real sense, 21st-century Hollywood has forgotten how to use living, breathing Homo sapiens in action movies.

  • The results are in and Homo habilis, our primate forebear, has won another round.

  • During Koch's 1977 mayoral primary against Mario, posters of mysterious origin appeared saying, “Vote for Cuomo, Not the Homo”.

  • But in terms of beneficial public-health impact, nothing Homo sapiens has invented thus far outpaces the vaccine.

  • He'd reveal definite indications of belonging to Homo Sapiens only when drinking beer and talking about his holes.

  • But what about the other doctrine, which he declares to be a part of the same programme — Homo Mensura — the Protagorean formula?

  • He at the same time announces that his theory rests upon a principle opposed to the “Homo Mensura” of Protagoras.

  • At an early part of the period to which this chapter belongs, the famous volume entitled “Ecce Homo” was published.

  • His last book, “Ecce Homo,” an autobiography, contains all the premonitory symptoms of the threatening tragedy.