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单词 darwinically
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Darwinicallyadv.

Brit. /dɑːˈwɪnᵻkli/, U.S. /dɑrˈwɪnᵻk(ə)li/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Darwin , -ically suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Charles Darwin (see Darwinian adj.) + -ically suffix.
In a manner derived from or in accordance with the theories of Charles Darwin; in a Darwinian fashion.
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Darwinically1864
pangenetically1890
1864 T. H. Huxley in Nat. Hist. Rev. 4 570 It is one thing to say, Darwinically, that every detail observed in an animal's structure is of use to it [etc.].
1873 Phrenol. Jrnl. Jan. 10/1 As for Malvolio, the vain, conceited, strutting steward, if he be not Darwinically and lineally descended from the genus ‘donkey’, his features, no less than his words and actions, do most woefully belie him.
1916 Manitoba Free Press 15 Aug. 5/3 Very popular..was the monkey speedway... Barney Oldfield—or, Darwinically speaking, and meaning no offence to Oldfield—his ancestor, and Lightening Jim, were the chief contenders.
2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 May 68/1 Microbes are, after all, members of the most ancient, zealous and Darwinically gilded 24-7 delivery consortium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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