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词汇 vivisection
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Definition of vivisection in English:

vivisection

noun vɪvɪˈsɛkʃ(ə)nˌvɪvəˈsɛkʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by opponents of such work)

    活体解剖(仅为反对活体解剖者用语)

    the abolition of vivisection
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Still other revisions seek to update Animal Farm by cleverly linking it to topics such as animal rights and vivisection.
    • One commenter has even suggested Aaron's lack of posting on animal vivisection in the past somehow means he is being hypocritical now.
    • At the time i was doing a project at school on vivisection and animal cruelty.
    • I see the point about animal vivisection from both sides of the argument.
    • The collection on ‘Protecting’ includes vivid protests against vivisection and cruelty to animals.
    Synonyms
    cutting up, cutting open, dismemberment
    1. 1.1 Ruthlessly sharp and detailed criticism or analysis.
      〈喻〉尖刻而细致入微的批评(或分析)
      the vivisection of America's seamy underbelly

      对美国丑恶软肋的尖锐细致剖析。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although Hirschberg is famous for turning celebrity profiles into celebrity vivisections, her portrait of Seinfeld was basically a Valentine.

Derivatives

  • vivisectional

  • adjective
  • vivisectionist

  • noun & adjective ˌvɪvɪˈsɛkʃ(ə)nɪstˌvɪvəˈsɛkʃ(ə)nəst
    • One senses the strain by which the vivisectionist is exaggerated almost to the point of caricature.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many writers have already discussed vivisection in great depth, but I hope I can give you another angle - that of a vivisectionist.
      • Apparently pitched into a renegade research institute where vivisectionists are investigating what makes man tick, the audience are never sure whether they are visitors or subjects as they are herded about in darkness.
      • Our English vivisectionists study in the schools of the Continent, and in several cases have brought over foreigners to be their assistants at home.
      • And in the half of him that consented lurked the vivisectionist that is in all of us.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin vivus 'living', on the pattern of dissection.

Rhymes

abjection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, genuflection, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, lection, misdirection, objection, perfection, predilection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resurrection, retrospection, section, selection, subjection, transection

Definition of vivisection in US English:

vivisection

nounˌvivəˈsekSH(ə)nˌvɪvəˈsɛkʃ(ə)n
  • 1The practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by people who are opposed to such work).

    活体解剖(仅为反对活体解剖者用语)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One commenter has even suggested Aaron's lack of posting on animal vivisection in the past somehow means he is being hypocritical now.
    • The collection on ‘Protecting’ includes vivid protests against vivisection and cruelty to animals.
    • I see the point about animal vivisection from both sides of the argument.
    • Still other revisions seek to update Animal Farm by cleverly linking it to topics such as animal rights and vivisection.
    • At the time i was doing a project at school on vivisection and animal cruelty.
    Synonyms
    cutting up, cutting open, dismemberment
    1. 1.1 Ruthlessly sharp and detailed criticism or analysis.
      〈喻〉尖刻而细致入微的批评(或分析)
      the vivisection of America's seamy underbelly

      对美国丑恶软肋的尖锐细致剖析。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although Hirschberg is famous for turning celebrity profiles into celebrity vivisections, her portrait of Seinfeld was basically a Valentine.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin vivus ‘living’, on the pattern of dissection.

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