🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
BNC: 43795 COCA: 46261

atomism

noun

at·​om·​ism ˈa-tə-ˌmi-zəm How to pronounce atomism (audio)
1
: a doctrine that the physical or physical and mental universe is composed of simple indivisible minute particles
2
atomist noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Some denied the theory of atomism; some satirized it; some engaged in a good-faith debate about a bizarre-sounding idea. Gregory Barber, Wired, 10 Feb. 2022 According to Vaisesika atomism, the four elements (earth, water, air, and fire) each come in two variations: atomic—that is, invisible, indivisible, and indestructible; and composite—that is, visible and perceptible. Priyamvada Natarajan, The New York Review of Books, 15 June 2021 This recognition suggests the importance not of atomism but of community and ethical commitment for the development and sustaining of these liberties. Fred Bauer, National Review, 12 Oct. 2020 Moreover, as Alexis de Tocqueville saw, that daily participation in local governance can help ward off the tendencies toward atomism and technocracy to which modern democracy is susceptible. Fred Bauer, National Review, 28 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of atomism was in 1678

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime