non-scientificadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnsʌɪənˈtɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌnɑnˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, scientific adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + scientific adj. Compare earlier unscientific adj.

Not scientific; spec. (a) having no training or background in science; (b) not based on scientific principles.

ΚΠ

1849 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. 50 127 The Lepidoptera..offers, perhaps, some of the most attractive insects, whether to the scientific or the non-scientific entomologist.

1865 What is Wine vii. 9 A crude and non-scientific treatment of the must.

1937 Discovery Mar. 94/2 The non-scientific layman.

1949 J. S. Huxley Soviet Genetics & World Sci. i. 23 Michurinism is..an essentially non-scientific or pre-scientific doctrine.

1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. vii. 216 A number of suggested causes of a non-scientific kind.

1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus viii. 126 The issues and particulars of evolution that pose conundrums for well-informed nonscientific readers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-scientific
释义	non-scientificadj. Brit. /ˌnɒnsʌɪənˈtɪfɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, scientific adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + scientific adj. Compare earlier unscientific adj. Not scientific; spec. (a) having no training or background in science; (b) not based on scientific principles. ΚΠ 1849 Westm. & Foreign Q. Rev. 50 127 The Lepidoptera..offers, perhaps, some of the most attractive insects, whether to the scientific or the non-scientific entomologist. 1865 What is Wine vii. 9 A crude and non-scientific treatment of the must. 1937 Discovery Mar. 94/2 The non-scientific layman. 1949 J. S. Huxley Soviet Genetics & World Sci. i. 23 Michurinism is..an essentially non-scientific or pre-scientific doctrine. 1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. vii. 216 A number of suggested causes of a non-scientific kind. 1991 S. J. Gould Bully for Brontosaurus viii. 126 The issues and particulars of evolution that pose conundrums for well-informed nonscientific readers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1849
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