单词 | phrenology |
释义 | phrenology From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Psychology, psychiatryphrenologyphre‧nol‧ogy /frəˈnɒledʒi $ -ˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable]MPthe study of the shape of people’s heads as a way of finding out what their characters and abilities are, which was popular in the 19th century —phrenologist noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusphrenology• He was also interested in phrenology and conducted a male voice choir.• That would be the modern verdict on phrenology.Origin phrenology (1800-1900) Greek phren “mind” + English -ology |
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