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haecceity

/hɛkˈsiː.ɪ.ti/

翻译: 哲学概念,指一个事物区别于同一种类其他任何事物的独特本质或属性。

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noun

/hɛkˈsiː.ɪ.ti/C2formal
  • zh哲学概念,指一个事物区别于同一种类其他任何事物的独特本质或属性。

A philosophical term referring to the unique essence or property that makes an entity distinct from any other entity of the same kind.

  1. Thisness or Individual EssenceC2formal

    The unique quality or property that makes a particular entity distinct from all others; the essence of an individual thing.

    zh此性 或 个体本质

    • The philosopher argued that haecceity is what makes each person irreplaceable.
    • In metaphysics, haecceity refers to the 'thisness' of an object.
    • The concept of haecceity helps explain why two identical twins are still different individuals.
词形
  • haecceities plural form
  • haecceities' possessive plural form
  • haecceity's possessive singular form