Theory
[θiәri]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a belief that can guide behavior; 'the architect has a theory that more is less'; 'they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales'.
(noun.) a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; 'theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses'; 'true in fact and theory'.
法耶手打--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation.
(n.) An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any science; as, the theory of music.
(n.) The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory and practice of medicine.
(n.) The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
整理:康拉德
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Speculation, hypothesis, assumption, conjecture, postulate, plan, scheme, system.[2]. Science, philosophy, doctrine, abstract principles.[3]. Exposition, rationale, reason.
整理:马文
例句/造句/用法:
- The understanding of the place of theory in life is a comparatively new one. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- I had heard that very voice ere this, and compulsory observation had forced on me a theory as to what it boded. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Much of their theory must seem to the modern mind merely fanciful and unsupported speculation. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- The same theory accounts for the esteem and regard we pay to men of extraordinary parts and abilities. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Some make fun of it, some overpraise, and nearly all insist that I had a deep theory to expound, when I only wrote it for the pleasure and the money. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- But a human impulse is more important than any existing theory. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Hence, the canon of Natura non facit saltum, which every fresh addition to our knowledge tends to confirm, is on this theory intelligible. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- This theory has since that time been abundantly confirmed by navigators. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- But the evil doesn't come from the fact that it plays horse with the Newtonian theory of the constitution. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- I belong to the shop, only my sister has a theory that our governor must never know it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Then it is that theory is put to the test. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The blind theory won't do. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The emperor at Constantinople was, in theory at least, still emperor. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Not much argument was needed to maintain the truth of a theory which to his own contemporaries seemed so natural and congenial. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- For on the theory, such strata must somewhere have been deposited at these ancient and utterly unknown epochs of the world's history. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- For Frederick had broken down now, and all his theories were of no use to him. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- The two theories need to be held together, yet clearly distinguished. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- He had his own theories of the arts of public address. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- These theories take no account of the telegram. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- You are too many for me when you begin to get on your theories, Mr. Holmes, said he. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Men must observe for themselves, and form their own theories and personally test them. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- I can depend upon myself for having no go-ahead theories that I would rashly bring into practice. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- For words, theories, symbols, slogans, abstractions of all kinds are nothing but the porous vessels into which life flows, is contained for a time, and then passes through. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Ideas, as we have seen, whether they be humble guesses or dignified theories, are anticipations of possible solutions. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Theories are all very well, but we have to deal with a hard-headed British jury. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- But what is the good of all these vague theories, cried the banker impatiently, when I have told you that I saw Arthur with the coronet in his hands? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Our theories assume, and our language is fitted to thinking of government as a frame--Massachusetts, I believe, actually calls her fundamental law the Frame of Government. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- From which, said Wemmick, conjectures had been raised and theories formed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- But men do not begin to act upon theories. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
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