单词 | pretheoretical |
释义 | > as lemmaspretheoretical pretheoretical adj. Brit. /ˌpriːθɪəˈrɛtᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌpriˌθiəˈrɛdək(ə)l/ , /ˌpriθɪˈrɛdək(ə)l/ ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > confirmation of hypothesis, theory > [adjective] > preceding theory pretheoretical1935 1935 Philos. Rev. 44 236 Schlick clearly asserts that he possesses an initial insight which is not a theory simply because it ‘precedes the formulation of every theory’. It is, in other words, a pre-theoretical insight. 1992 I. Zarifopol-Johnston tr. E. M. Cioran Heights of Despair 49 It may be that I'm wasting my time trying to establish a theoretical basis for it when in fact it originates in a pretheoretical zone. < as lemmas |
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