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neo-darwinism

/nee-oh-dahr-wi-niz-uhm/US // ˌni oʊˈdɑr wɪˌnɪz əm //UK // (ˌniːəʊˈdɑːwɪnˌɪzəm) //

新达尔文主义,新民主主义论,新赢家主义,新赢家

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : the theory of evolution as expounded by later students of Charles Darwin, especially Weismann, holding that natural selection accounts for evolution and denying the inheritance of acquired characters.
    • : any modern theory of evolution holding that species evolve by natural selection acting on genetic variation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.

  • Although Southern did not automatically equal neo-Confederate, at times the distinction could easily get lost.

  • But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.

  • In contrast to Obamacare, a neo-WPA would have been a difficult target for the GOP.

  • Donetsk, formerly a make-believe republic, is turning into a little neo-Soviet state.

  • At a time when Darwinism was bringing a sword into the intellectual world, he lived apparently uninterested and untouched by it.

  • The Neo-conservative programme should tell us what is meant by the liberties of the people.

  • This is what the "Neo-conservatives" propose to do with their recent discovery.

  • This is a field in which Neo-conservatism can reap no harvest.

  • It was in the Neo valley that the supreme efforts of the earthquake were manifested.