单词 | biocentric |
释义 | biocentric, a.|baɪəˈsɛntrɪk| [f. bio- + centric a.] Centring in life; regarding or treating life as a central fact. Hence bioˈcentrically adv., from a biocentric point of view.
1889in Cent. Dict. 1899R. Meldola in Nature 5 Jan. 217/1 In brief, there has arisen a set of ideas which are even broader than ‘anthropocentric’, and which might fairly be designated biocentric. 1904― Vital Products I. 6 Organic Chemistry from the Biocentric Standpoint. 1913L. J. Henderson Fitness Environm. 110 Water is the one fit substance for its place in the process of universal evolution, when we regard that process biocentrically. Ibid. 312 The biologist may now rightly regard the universe in its very essence as biocentric. 1952V. A. Demant Relig. & Decl. Capitalism vii. 169 Bio-centric living supplants logo-centric living when the latter claims too much. |

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