| 单词 | vivisection |
| 释义 | vivisection (once / 8473 pages) n Vivisection means literally "to cut up something that's alive," and it's the term used for operating on live animals for scientific research. The word is usually used by people who oppose the practice. You can see how the word would be an inflammatory way of describing experimentation on animals, as the root vivi-, meaning "alive," makes the practice sound all the more gruesome. Surgery on a (living) person would not be called vivisection. You can also use the word vivisection metaphorically, as you might write a review of a rap concert and perform a ruthless vivisection of the artist's rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." WORD FAMILYvivisection: vivisectionist, vivisections+/vivisect: vivisected, vivisecting, vivisection, vivisects/vivisectionist: vivisectionists USAGE EXAMPLESFemale soldiers were raped or used for target practice by Japanese troops; vivisections were performed on prisoners; biological weapons were tested on unlucky interns. The Guardian(Aug 31, 2015) Prince Mikasa, Hirohito’s youngest brother, even visited Unit 731 in Manchurian where live vivisection and other experiments were carried out on Chinese and western prisoners. Time(Aug 14, 2015) Like the leaders of Unit 731, the doctors who conducted live vivisection re-entered postwar society as respectable members of the medical community. The Guardian(Aug 13, 2015) n the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) Hyper operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body |
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