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phrenology

/frɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/

翻译: 一种认为颅骨形状可以反映各种心智能力强弱、现已废弃的学说。常被视为伪科学。

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noun

/frɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/C1formalscientific已废弃
  • zh一种认为颅骨形状可以反映各种心智能力强弱、现已废弃的学说。常被视为伪科学。

A now abandoned study of the shape of the skull as indicative of the strengths of different mental faculties.

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  1. Historical study of skull shapeC2formalscientific

    A now abandoned theory that the shape and contours of the human skull indicate personality traits, mental abilities, and character.

    zh颅相学

    • Phrenology was popular in the 19th century but is now considered a pseudoscience.
    • Scientists have thoroughly discredited phrenology as a valid method of psychological assessment.
    • Museums sometimes display phrenology heads as examples of historical scientific curiosities.

    同义词craniology

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  • phrenologies plural form
  • phrenologies' possessive plural form
  • phrenology's possessive singular form