单词 | vivisection |
释义 | Related topics: Biologyviv·i·sec·tion /ˌvɪvəˈsekʃən/ noun [uncountable] HBthe practice of doing medical or scientific tests on live animals 〔为做医学或科学实验而进行的〕动物活体解剖 —vivisectionist noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusvivisection• I'm not against vivisection, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.• Their excursion into the progressive circles of hell is recorded with such precision that the film is like a compelling vivisection experiment.• Has he never heard of vivisection?• Without vivisection many of the recent anti-cancer advanced simply would not have been made.Origin vivisection (1700-1800) Latin vivus “alive” + English section “cutting”viv·i·sec·tion nounChineseSyllable of or medical doing the tests Corpus practice scientific on |
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