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Darwinism

Dar·win·is·m /ˈdɑːwənɪzəm $ ˈdɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]  the Theory of Evolution, the idea that plants and animals develop gradually from simpler to more complicated forms by natural selection, which is the process by which only plants and animals that are naturally suitable for life in their environment will continue to live, while all others will die


Darwinism
Darwinism /ˈdɑːwənɪzəm, ˈdɑːwɪnɪzəm $ ˈdɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]
the Theory of Evolution, the idea that plants and animals develop gradually from simpler to more complicated forms by natural selection, which is the process by which only plants and animals that are naturally suitable for life in their environment will continue to live, while all others will die


Dar·win·ismBrE /ˈdɑːwɪnɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɑːrwɪnɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (biology 生物) the theory that living things evolve by natural selection , developed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century 达尔文主义,达尔文学说(查尔斯 · 达尔文于 19 世纪创立的学说,认为生物通过自然选择而进化) Dar·win·ian BrE /dɑːˈwɪniən/ 🔊NAmE /dɑːrˈwɪniən/ 🔊 adjectiveDarwinian ideas达尔文思想