vitalism

英 ['vaɪtəlɪzəm] 美 ['vaɪtəlɪzəm]

• n. 活力论；生机说

英英释义

Noun:

1. (philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Vitalism, like every wrong idea, contains a useful sliver of truth.
   活力论，正如历史上每一个错误的观念，也包含了有价值的真相。
2. My description of the aggressive character of life is not meant to be a postmodern vitalism.
   我对生命侵略特性的描述并不意味要将它当变为后现代的活力论。