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单词 domestication
释义

domestication

/dəmɛstɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n /
noun [mass noun]
1The process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm: domestication of animals lies at the heart of human civilization...
  • Through domestication, humans turned dogs into tools to help them dominate nature.
  • In addition to exponentially increasing certain animal populations, the process of domestication has changed the very nature of its subjects.
  • The horse also survived, but only through its domestication and preservation overseas.
1.1The cultivation of a plant for food: this book covers the evolution and domestication of six important cereal crops...
  • The plant has a fascinating history of origin and domestication, and has been intimately involved in human history.
  • One of the earliest methods used to increase yield and hardiness was the domestication of plants.
  • The subjects covered include the origin of the cotton plant and its domestication, the history of the world cotton industry, and a history of cultivar development in the U.S.
1.2 humorous The process of making someone fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves: I won’t say it was an easy change, but my domestication was a much needed one...
  • The crisis provoked by her burning the meat heightens her resentful awareness of loss of individuality to which the domestication of marriage has subjected her.
  • Despite her understanding of the pitfalls of domestication, however, she never gives up her claims to freedom or to a home for her family.
  • She picks out the Luddite unrest to make it seem that the danger of working-class crowds actually engendered the need for middle-class female domestication.
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