| 单词 | social evolution |
| 释义 | > as lemmassocial evolution social evolution n. the development of human societies, esp. when considered progressive in nature; (also) the evolution of social behaviour in animals. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > [noun] > origin and development of social evolution1853 sociogeny1875 1853 H. Martineau Positive Philos. of Comte II. vi. vi. 156 The elements of our social evolution [Fr. évolution sociale] are connected, and always acting on each other. 1907 J. London Iron Heel viii. 131 You fellows have studied business..but you have not studied social evolution at all. 1923 Sci. Monthly Mar. 328 In termites the amount of degeneration accompanying social evolution is..much greater than in the ants. 1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 19 Sept. 13/2 The authors lay out the magazine's enlightened liberalism, with its built-in belief in social evolution, its utopian yearnings and its unabashed wishful thinking. < as lemmas |
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