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单词 pseudo-science
释义
pseudo-science
noun[CorU]
mainlyUK
uk
/ˈsjuː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/us
/ˈsuː.doʊ.saɪ.əns/
(also mainlyUSpseudoscience)
asystemofthoughtor atheorythat is notformedin ascientificway:
伪科学
Noliewas toobigtotell, nobitof pseudo-science tooridiculoustopassoff aslegitimate.
It has beendismissedas pseudoscience - sometimesdownrightdangerous.
When pseudo-sciences arepublished, they are oftenpublishedinjournalsthat have "peerreview" but are lessrigorousthan one wouldexpectof thescientificmainstream.
More examples
  • In theabsenceofsciencehe couldseeallsortsofmythand pseudo-science takinghold.
  • Pseudo-science has anastyhabitofreachinginto everywalkoflifeandinfectingeverydebate.
  • Sometimesspecificconceptsandclaimswithin a pseudoscience can befalsified, theefficacyofalternativemedicinesforexample.
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(Definition ofpseudo-sciencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
pseudo-science
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈsjuː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/us
/ˈsuː.doʊ.saɪ.əns/
asystemofthoughtor atheorythat is notformedin ascientificway
伪科学

Examplesofpseudo-science

pseudo-science
It has long been clear that phrenology was not merely an oppressedpseudo-science, but one that contributed significantly to the modern human sciences.
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Liberal economics could be portrayed aspseudo-science, to be exposed and condemned as the servant of whatever power is in place.
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The term "pseudo-science" assumes a criterion that allows a differentiation between science and nonscience, good science and bad science, true and false.
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It would bepseudo-scienceto assume cultural transmission without ruling out genetic and environmental explanations because few observations would conflict with diverse and flexible learning rules.
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It rests on nothing more substantial thanpseudo-science, compounded of anecdotal evidence, selective surveys and statistical jiggery-pokery.
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Let me point out also that, conversely,pseudo-scienceis recommended for action.
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They must try to understand them and not put out in television programmes the sort ofpseudo-sciencethat does not exist in reality.
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This is not science; it ispseudo-scienceof the worst kind.
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When it is combined with the false and tendentious approach ofpseudo-science, there it becomes really nasty, and on this point there can be no compromise.
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We can always find reasons for our prejudices, sometimes by way of intellectual explanation, sometimes on grounds ofpseudo-science, sometimes on the ground of religion itself.
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As before, the world has magic well aspseudo-science, and scientific explanation depends on tongue-in-cheek scientific concepts.
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The film's claims of impartiality have been widely rejected by scientists, who dismissed the film aspseudo-scienceand conspiracy theory masquerading as even-handed examination.
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It has been reported that universities are increasingly turning their backs on homoeopathy and complementary medicine amid opposition from the scientific community topseudo-sciencedegrees.
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Indeed, it was with this in mind that academians took it upon themselves to disprove the popularpseudo-scienceof mesmerism.
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He feels that there is a tremendous need to make more people aware of the difference between real science and blatantpseudo-science.
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