holism

[医] 机能整体性

词形变化

holisms 复数 holisms

别名

wholism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

    可数 不可数 哲学
  2. 2.

    A practice based on such a theory or belief.

    可数 不可数 哲学

词汇关系

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词源

From hol- (“whole, entire, total”) + -ism. Coined in 1926 by Jan Smuts.

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