neoteny
性早熟
常用释义
英音[ nɪˈɒt(ə)ni ]
美音[ niːˈɑːtəni ]
基本释义
- n. 性早熟;幼态持续
例句
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1·Neoteny is also known as pedogenesis or paedogenesis.性早熟也称为成土作用或幼体生殖。
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2·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。
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3·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。
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4·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。
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5·This condition, called neoteny, means it keeps its tadpole-like dorsal fin, which runs almost the length of its body, and its feathery external gills, which protrude from the back of its wide head.这种情况,叫做动态持续,意味着它保留着它的像蝌蚪一样的贯穿整个身体的背鳍,从头后面突出的像羽毛一样的外腮。
同义词
n.
性早熟;[植]幼态持续
同根词
词根:
neoteny
neotenic
adj
幼态持续的;性早熟的(等于neotenous)