teleology
n. 目的论 [医] 目的论
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释义与例句
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1.
The study of the design or final purpose of natural occurrences, that is, of such occurrences being the result of intention instead of prior causes.
目的论
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2.
The study of the design or final purpose of natural occurrences, that is, of such occurrences being the result of intention instead of prior causes.
Design, final purpose, or intention in a natural occurrence; (countable) an assertion or instance of this.
目的论
不可数 哲学 引申义 可数Their proposed explanation at the time was riddled with teleology.
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3.
The belief or theory that a natural occurrence is the result of divine design or intention rather than the laws of nature or science; theoteleology; (countable) a particular belief or theory of this sort.
不可数 宗教 可数
词源
Partly borrowed from French téléologie and from German Teleologie + English -logy (suffix denoting a branch of learning or study of a particular subject). Téléologie and Teleologie are both derived from Late Latin teleologia, from Ancient Greek τέλεος (téleos) (the genitive singular of τέλος (télos, “final cause, purpose”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn end-over-end; to revolve around, hence, to dwell, sojourn”)) + Latin -logia (suffix denoting the logical discourse or study of a subject) (from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā, suffix denoting a branch of learning or study of a particular subject), from λόγος (lógos, “that which is said or thought; subject matter”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to collect, gather”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)). By surface analysis, teleo- (prefix meaning ‘end, goal, purpose’) + -logy.
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