| 单词 | vitalism |
| 释义 | vitalism —vitalist, n. , adj. —vitalistic, adj. —vitalistically, adv. /vuyt"l iz'euhm/ 1. the doctrine that phenomena are only partly controlled by mechanical forces, and are in some measure self-determining. Cf. dynamism (def. 1), mechanism (def. 8). 2. Biol. a doctrine that ascribes the functions of a living organism to a vital principle distinct from chemical and physical forces. [1815-25; VITAL + -ISM] |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。