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ne·ot·e·ny 英niːˈɒtniː美niˈɑtniAHDnē-ŏtʹn-ē COCA²⁸⁰¹³⁶⁺⁵BNC¹²⁶⁴¹⁶⁺⁴
基本英英记法例句
n.动性早熟;幼态持续¹⁰⁰形容词neotenic
Noun:
an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the speciesneo-新的-teny⇒n.动性早熟;幼态持续 Gould theorized that over the course of evolution, a tendency toward neoteny might have helped give rise to human beings.
古尔德提出了一个假说，进化过程中幼态持续的不断积累可能是猿最终进化成人的原因之一。 yeeyan
Gould’s idea about neoteny remains controversial, to say the least.
至少可以说，古尔德的幼态持续理论仍存在争议。 yeeyan
In 1977, Stephen Jay Gould weighed in with his neoteny hypothesis: nakedness was part of an evolutionary strategy for acquiring larger brains.
1977年，史蒂芬·杰伊·高尔德成功提出了性早熟假说：失去毛发是提高脑容量的进化策略的一部分。 yeeyan
The juvenile stages and neoteny observed by him may also be explained in this way.
他所看到的幼态阶段和幼态成熟也可利用这种方法来解释。 jukuu |