单词 | metaphysics |
释义 | metaphysics[,metə'fiziks]n. 形而上学, 玄学, 空头理论 metaphysics met.a.phys.ics AHD: [mµt”…-f¹z“¹ks] D.J. [7met*6f!z!ks]K.K. [7mWt*6f!z!ks]n.Abbr. met.,metaph.(名词)缩写 met.,metaph.1. (used with a sing. verb)Philosophy The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value.(与单数动词连用)【哲学】 形而上学,玄学:哲学一分支,研究现实的本质,包括意识和物质、物质和特性、事实和价值之间的关系2. (used with a pl. verb)The theoretical or first principles of a particular discipline:(与复数动词连用)原理,原则:一个专门学科理论上的或第一原则:the metaphysics of law.法律的基本原则3. (used with a sing. verb)A priori speculation upon questions that are unanswerable to scientific observation, analysis, or experiment.(与单数动词连用)推理:对于通过科学观察、分析或实验无法解决的问题进行的高深莫测的推理4. (used with a sing. verb)Excessively subtle or recondite reasoning.(与单数动词连用)深奥莫测的推理:极度复杂细致或深奥博学的推理语源:1. Pl. of Middle English methaphisik 中古英语 methaphisik的复数 2. from Medieval Latin metaphysica 源自 中世纪拉丁语 metaphysica 3. from Medieval Greek (ta) metaphusika 源自 中世纪希腊语 (ta) metaphusika 4. Greek (Ta) meta (ta) phusika [(the things) after the physics, the title of Aristotle's treatise on first principles (so called because it followed his work on physics)] 希腊语 (Ta) meta (ta) phusika [得名于物理现象,亚里士多德关于第一原则论文的题目(因其紧随他在物理学方面工作而得名)] 5. meta [after] * see meta- meta [得名于] *参见 meta-6. phusika [physics] * see physics phusika [物理] *参见 physics |
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