英语词汇“catastrophism”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ca·tas·tro·phism

(kə-tăstrə-fĭz′əm)

a. The doctrine that major changes in the earth's crust result from sudden catastrophes, such as the impact of a large meteor, rather than from gradual evolutionary processes.

b. The doctrine that changes in the earth's fauna and flora result from major catastrophic events that cause the die-off of many organisms and are followed by the appearance of new types of organisms.

2. The prediction or expectation of cataclysmic upheaval, as in political or social developments.

ca·tastro·phist n.

单词	catastrophism
释义	ca·tas·tro·phism (kə-tăstrə-fĭz′əm) n. 1. a. The doctrine that major changes in the earth's crust result from sudden catastrophes, such as the impact of a large meteor, rather than from gradual evolutionary processes. b. The doctrine that changes in the earth's fauna and flora result from major catastrophic events that cause the die-off of many organisms and are followed by the appearance of new types of organisms. 2. The prediction or expectation of cataclysmic upheaval, as in political or social developments. ca·tastro·phist n.
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