名詞 atomism:

1. (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
2. (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
   同義詞：atomic theory, atomist theory, atomistic theory

at.om.ism

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Philosophy The ancient theory of Democritus, Epicurus, and Lucretius, according to which simple, minute, indivisible, and indestructible particles are the basic components of the entire universe.
【哲學(xué)】 原子論：古哲學(xué)家德謨克利特、伊比鳩魯、盧梭等所持的唯物主義理論，認(rèn)為簡(jiǎn)單微小的、不可分割、不可消滅的微粒是整個(gè)宇宙的基本組成部分
Philosophy A theory according to which social institutions, values, and processes arise solely from the acts and interests of individuals, who thus constitute the only true subject of analysis.
【哲學(xué)】 個(gè)人主義論：認(rèn)為所有社會(huì)機(jī)構(gòu)、價(jià)值及運(yùn)行過(guò)程都只由個(gè)人的行為及利益來(lái)趨動(dòng)的理論，這樣，個(gè)人組成了分析的唯一真正對(duì)象

The division of or tendency to divide a society into subclasses, groups, or units.
分析論：一種將社會(huì)分解或趨向于分解為集合，小組或單位的學(xué)說(shuō)
The understanding of society as a set of independent wills, based on a belief in the priority of individual over cooperative values:
個(gè)體論：以個(gè)體利益高于集團(tuán)利益的價(jià)值觀念為基礎(chǔ)，將社會(huì)看作一系列個(gè)體意志的看法：
例句：
.the kind of atomism and individualism that is implicit in what might be called the John Wayne conception of society and the individual.(Saturday Review)
.個(gè)體論及個(gè)人主義論可以稱作是約翰·韋恩的個(gè)人及社會(huì)觀.(星期六評(píng)論)

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at.omist
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