pseudoscience

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈs(j)uː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science). countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — The fantastical pseudo-science of alchemy has in all ages had its numerous votaries …
  2. Fictitious science as portrayed in science fiction. countable,uncountable
    — It pulls together first-rate pseudo-science and high-grade detective meller of the Spillane school (but entirely clean) and the result is fine read-and-forget entertainment.

词形变化

pseudosciences plural pseudo-science alternative

词汇关系

下位词
acupuncture alchemy animal magnetism astrology Ayurveda cargo cult science chiropractic creation science crystal healing dianetics dowsing fengshui flat-earthism free energy geocentrism ghosthunting graphology homeopathy ley lines neuro-linguistic programming numerology orgone palmistry perpetual motion phrenology psychoanalysis qigong reiki scientific racism traditional Chinese medicine ufology wuxing
衍生词
pseudoscientific pseudoscientifically pseudoscientist
相关词
parascience

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs)
Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der.
Middle English pseudo-
English pseudo-
Proto-Indo-European *sek-?
Proto-Indo-European *-éyti
Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.
Latin sciō
Latin sciēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin scientialbor.
Old French sciencebor.
Middle English science
English science
English pseudoscience
From pseudo- + science, first attested in 1796, in reference to alchemy.
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