单词 | Sapir-Whorf hypothesis |
释义 | Sapir-Whorf hypothesis /seuh pear"hwawrf", -hwohrf", -wawrf", -wohrf"/ a theory developed by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf that states that the structure of a language determines or greatly influences the modes of thought and behavior characteristic of the culture in which it is spoken. Also called Whorfian hypothesis. [1950-55] |
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