hypostatize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To render into, or regard as, a separate and distinct substance; to construe a contextually-subjective and complex abstraction, idea, or concept as a universal object without regard to nuance or change in character. transitive
    — On the other hand, there were a few who could see no objective reality in anything but individuals, and looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized universals.
  2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. transitive
    — Progressives are wrong to hypostatize their belief in mankind's eternal advance, and to disavow anything that does not fit this preordained vision.

词形变化

hypostatizes present,singular,third-person hypostatizing participle,present hypostatized participle,past hypostatized past hypostatise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
hypostatization
相关词
hypostasis embody personify reify

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō)bor.
English hypostatize
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑποστατίζω (hupostatízō, “I hypostatize”).
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