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单词 biophilia
释义

biophilia

[ bahy-oh-fil-ee-uh, ‐feel-yuh ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈfɪl i ə, ‐ˈfil yə /

noun

a love of life and the living world; the affinity of human beings for other life forms.

Origin of biophilia

1960–65; from New Latin: literally, “love of life” from bio- + -philia; coined by Erich Fromm in The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil (1964) to mean “love for humanity and nature, and independence and freedom”; extended by Edward O. Wilson in Biophilia (1984) to mean “the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms.”

Words nearby biophilia

bioorganic, bio-organism, biopesticide, biopharmaceutical, biopharmaceutics, biophilia, biophysics, biopic, biopiracy, bioplasm, bioplastic
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British Dictionary definitions for biophilia

biophilia
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə) /

noun

an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind

Word Origin for biophilia

C20: bio + -philia
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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