| 单词 | spandrel |
| 释义 | BETA Examples ofspandrelDictionary> Examples ofspandrel spandrelisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition Novel behaviors are not spandrels since they can only develop because of prior functions. From theCambridge English Corpus Commitment to the scientific enterprise requires that we not accept claims about constraint, exaptation, orspandrelin the absence of evidence. From theCambridge English Corpus The long and narrow passage is evenly lit by a continuous glazed roof with openspandrelarches that provide a good level of daylight. From theCambridge English Corpus These folks may get very excited by debates about adaptations, exaptations, and spandrels. From theCambridge English Corpus Why not just plain dysfunctional adaptations rather than spandrels? From theCambridge English Corpus One peculiar example of this can be found on thespandrelpanels of the firstfloor arcade in the cortile. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, spandrels must have been reproductively neutral or even costly over the period of their evolution. From theCambridge English Corpus An adaptationist approach has a high prior probability, whereasspandrelhypotheses attempt to prove a negative. From theCambridge English Corpus Fourth, the trait could be aspandrelthat lacks the proposed effect. From theCambridge English Corpus They point out that spandrels are the by-product of the development of arches. From theCambridge English Corpus These data then form the basis of revonsuo's proposal that dreaming is not aspandrelafter all but an adaptation. From theCambridge English Corpus Playing prominently in both of these criticisms are the concepts of constraint,spandrel, and exaptation. From theCambridge English Corpus Taking the last first, are enlarged neocortices spandrels? From theCambridge English Corpus Clearly, spandrels - by products of structural constraints - requires more attention from evolutionary biologists. From theCambridge English Corpus Or should the presumption be that the trait is an adaptation, unless there is sufficient evidence that it is aspandrel? From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, certain features of language may be spandrels, by-products of pre-existing constraints, rather than end-products of a history of natural selection. From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, we agree that the "spandrel" concept might prove to be more useful in explaining how brains acquire culture. From theCambridge English Corpus Our suggestion that "big isocortices may be spandrels - byproducts of structural constraints for which some use is found later." prompted considerable comment. From theCambridge English Corpus Is it that the adaptationist account will generally be more parsimonious than an account claiming exaptation,spandrel, or constraint? From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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