| 释义 |
in·di·vid·u·a·tion
\-ˌvijəˈwāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin individuation-, individuatio, from individuatus (past participle of individuare) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or process of individuating or the state of being individuated: as
a.
(1) : the development of the individual from the universal or the determination of the individual in the general
< in scholastic philosophy the principle of individuation was variously held to be matter, form, and particularity of the subject in time and space >
(2) : the process by which individuals in society become differentiated from one another, come to occupy different statuses and roles, and tend to lose group or class identity
(3) : regional differentiation along a primary embryonic axis : field formation — contrasted with evocation; compare inductor
b. : existence as a person or individual : individuality |