| 单词 | human condition |
| 释义 | > as lemmashuman condition human condition n. the state or condition of being human, esp. regarded as being inherently problematic or flawed; (also) the condition of human beings collectively. [Originally after French condition humaine (1559 in the passage translated in quot. ?1566; compare also post-classical Latin conditio humana in a text by the same author, allegedly underlying the French, but apparently not published until 1576).] ΘΚΠ the world > people > [noun] > quality or state of being human mannishnesseOE mannishlaikc1175 manhoodc1225 manheadc1230 manliheada1325 humanitya1425 human condition?1566 humanness1694 humanism1836 humanhood1847 human situation1878 humanitas1896 being-with1956 ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi iii. sig. Ljv Let vs..learne by the great miseries and afflictions, that God hath sent vs, the great fragilitie and miserie of oure humaine condition [Fr. notre condition humaine]. 1684 J. Wilson Disc. Monarchy iii. 53 O the uncertainty of human condition! 1752 H. Fielding Amelia I. iii. iv. 126 In this dreadful Situation we were taught that no human Condition should inspire Men with absolute Dispair. 1783 J. Andrews Ess. Republican Princ. 11 The imperfections inseparable from the human condition are forgotten in the unlimited expectations which are formed from every man who undertakes the management of public affairs. 1814 Edinb. Rev. 22 199 The means of bettering the human condition. 1925 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 30 452 Cataclysmic destruction of the capitalistic system would not only not better the human condition..but it would be a fiercer chaos than existed in primitive times. 2005 Church Times 11 Nov. 19/5 Kierkegaard has had a massive impact as an analyst of the human condition (and not least of its shadow side). < as lemmas |
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