单词 | non-purposive |
释义 | > as lemmasnon-purposive non-purposive adj. Brit. /(ˌ)nɒnˈpəːpəsɪv/ , U.S. /ˌnɑnˈpərpəsɪv/ ΚΠ 1892 Amer. Naturalist 26 459 Many of our inherited organs are at present non-purposive, in some cases even harmful. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist i. 41 Apparently purposive structures could arise by means of a non-purposive mechanism. 1965 P. Caws Philos. of Sci. xl. 312 The goal itself may emerge from an originally nonpurposive activity. < as lemmas |
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