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单词 dualism
释义

dualism

noun

du·​al·​ism ˈdü-ə-ˌli-zəm How to pronounce dualism (audio)
 also  ˈdyü-
1
: a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes
2
: the quality or state of being dual or of having a dual nature
3
a
: a doctrine that the universe is under the dominion of two opposing principles one of which is good and the other evil
b
: a view of human beings as constituted of two irreducible elements (such as matter and spirit)
dualist
ˈdü-ə-list How to pronounce dualism (audio)
ˈdyü-
noun
dualistic
ˌdü-ə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce dualism (audio)
ˌdyü-
adjective
dualistically
ˌdü-ə-ˈli-sti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce dualism (audio)
ˌdyü-
adverb

Example Sentences

the dualism of human nature the dualism of good and evil
Recent Examples on the Web The Dangers of ‘Quantum Mysticism’ The mind-body dualism suggested by quantum consciousness can be a potentially slippery slope that has led some proponents away from science and into the supernatural. Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2022 In the 1640s, French philosopher René Descartes introduced what came to be known as Cartesian dualism, or the idea that although materially connected, the mind and body are separate entities. Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2021 In the mag’s annual Readers’ Poll one year, the New York Dolls were voted both Best and Worst Group, the perfect expression of that dualism. Roy Trakin, Variety, 11 June 2022 René Descartes, born a few years after Paré’s death, developed aspects of his mind-body dualism from his own experiences on the battlefields of the Thirty Years’ War. Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 8 June 2022 Our culture’s long-standing dualism endures in the popular notion that the mind is a software program running on the hardware of our physical forms. Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired, 25 Apr. 2022 That dualism is at the core of Lucius – different things making a new, better whole. Marissa R Moss, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2022 This is known as technical-social dualism, the idea that the technical and social dimensions of engineering problems are readily separable and remain distinct throughout the problem-definition and solution process. Grace Wickerson, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2022 This tendency to view the mind as distinct from the body is called dualism. Iris Berent, Scientific American, 10 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

dualism

noun

du·​al·​ism ˈd(y)ü-ə-ˌliz-əm How to pronounce dualism (audio)
1
: a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes (as mind and matter)
2
: a theory in hematology holding that the blood cells arise from two kinds of stem cells one of which yields lymphatic elements and the other myeloid elements
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