英语词汇“eugenics”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Eugenics is the idea that you can engineer a better human population by breeding for certain genes. Since such a program would entail ranking human beings and the desirability of their genes, eugenics is widely considered unethical.

The term eugenics was coined in 1883 by Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, and it comes from the Greek roots eu- "good" and genos "birth." Galton believed that the human race could be improved by encouraging people who have "good" genes to marry early and have lots of children, and discouraging people with "bad" genes from procreating at all. Nazi Germany provided a horrifying example of such a program at work, and eugenics is now seen as abhorrent.

WORD FAMILY

eugenic: eugenically, eugenics

USAGE EXAMPLES

Liberals joined his efforts in recent years to compensate Virginians who were forcibly sterilized between 1924 and 1979 under a state eugenics program.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

Following the Civil War, false claims about threats to the “white race” influenced the rising eugenics movement, Ross explained.

Salon(Dec 29, 2016)

Followers of the eugenics campaign believed that people they deemed genetically “unfit” shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016)

n the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

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cacogenics, dysgenics

the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced

bioscience, life science

any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

单词	eugenics
释义	eugenics (once / 7351 pages) n Eugenics is the idea that you can engineer a better human population by breeding for certain genes. Since such a program would entail ranking human beings and the desirability of their genes, eugenics is widely considered unethical. The term eugenics was coined in 1883 by Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, and it comes from the Greek roots eu- "good" and genos "birth." Galton believed that the human race could be improved by encouraging people who have "good" genes to marry early and have lots of children, and discouraging people with "bad" genes from procreating at all. Nazi Germany provided a horrifying example of such a program at work, and eugenics is now seen as abhorrent. WORD FAMILY eugenic: eugenically, eugenics USAGE EXAMPLES Liberals joined his efforts in recent years to compensate Virginians who were forcibly sterilized between 1924 and 1979 under a state eugenics program. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Following the Civil War, false claims about threats to the “white race” influenced the rising eugenics movement, Ross explained. Salon(Dec 29, 2016) Followers of the eugenics campaign believed that people they deemed genetically “unfit” shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) n the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) Ant\|Hyper cacogenics, dysgenics the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced bioscience, life science any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms
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