释义 |
transhumanist, n. Brit. |tranzˈhjuːmənɪst|, |trɑːnzˈhjuːmənɪst|, |transˈhjuːmənɪst|, |trɑːnsˈhjuːmənɪst|, U.S. |trænzˈ(h)jumənəst|, |træn(t)sˈ(h)jumənəst| [‹ trans- prefix + human adj. + -ist suffix, after transhumanism n. Compare humanist n.] An advocate or adherent of transhumanism.
196120th Cent. Lit. 7 99/2 Stevens is a ‘transhumanist’ in his insistence that we must see reality without metaphysical support, relying mainly on his imagination and his ‘faith in the goings-on of things’. 1991Sunday Times (Nexis) 29 Sept. The ‘transhumanists’, meanwhile, reject the human body altogether and are working on the infinite possibilities of the computer-stored brain. 2004J. Maloof in D. Rothenburg & W. J. Pryor Writing Future iv. 213 The transhumanists..advocate continuing and accelerating the transformation of the human condition through technological means. |