| 单词 | positivism |
| 释义 | positivism (once / 8289 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY positivism: positivist, positivistic+/positive: positively, positiveness, positives, positivism, positivity/positivist: positivists USAGE EXAMPLESOn the other hand, it is refreshing to see a travel piece with a bit of realism rather than relentless positivism. New York Times(Aug 03, 2016) We live in an age of aggressive positivism, a world overtaken by metrics and markets. New York Times(Mar 10, 2016) The 20 poems, by various authors, all tackle climate change, starting with “Zoological Positivism Blues” by Irish poet and Pulitzer prize winner Paul Muldoon. The Guardian(May 15, 2015) 1 n a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper positiveness, positivity negativeness, negativism, negativity characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands assertiveness, self-assertiveness aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions bumptiousness, cockiness, forwardness, pushinessoffensive boldness and assertiveness quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone n the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) Syn|Hypo|Hyper logical positivism Comtism Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |
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