| 释义 |
reˈformulate, v.
[re- 5 a.]
trans. To formulate anew.
1882Academy 14 Jan. 29/1 As Luther's doctrine of justification by faith reformulated Gospel truth for the Reformation era. 1896Westm. Gaz. 17 June 4/1 A reformulation of the indictments against society. 1962E. E. Evans-Pritchard Ess. Social Anthropol. 9 Our knowledge has increased and some of our theoretical propositions have had to be reformulated accordingly. 1968C. G. Kuper Introd. Theory Superconductivity iv. 55 These questions must be carefully reformulated before they can be answered. 1970Times 20 Apr. 4/4 It might be necessary to reformulate existing trace mineral mixtures where this material was used. 1970G. Germani in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. xvi. 586 Class and mass theories must be reformulated within a more general framework.
Hence reˈformulated ppl. a.; reformuˈlation.
1922A. G. Hogg Redemption from this World iv. 135 We are keeping well within the limits of legitimate reformulation when we say [etc.]. 1951E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. v. 86 The theories have been shaped and reshaped by this steady growth in knowledge and they have.., in each reformulation, directed observation into deeper layers. 1957J. S. Huxley Relig. without Revelation (rev. ed.) ix. 220 The crude distinction in terms of ethical absolutes like ‘good’ and ‘evil’ requires reformulation in the light of psychology and history. 1965Mod. Law Rev. XXVIII. 536 Alternative policies..embodied in a reformulated principle. 1968Fox & Mayers Computing Methods for Scientists & Engineers x. 195 For this purpose we would prefer a reformulation of the problem. 1970G. Germani in I. L. Horowitz Masses in Lat. Amer. xvi. 586 Such reformulation has been suggested by the mass and ‘national-popular’ movements in Latin America. 1979Dædalus Winter 38 The deeper cause of this popular success surely lies in the new philosophy's reformulation of the antipolitics of May. |