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catastrophism(n.)

“灾变论”是一种地质或生物学理论(与 uniformitarianism 相对),始于1869年,由 T.H.赫胥黎创造,由 catastrophe-ism 组成。相关词汇: Catastrophist

By CATASTROPHISM I mean any form of geological speculation which, in order to account for the phenomena of geology, supposes the operation of forces different in their nature, or immeasurably different in power, from those which we at present see in action in the universe. [Huxley, "Address" to the Geological Society of London, Feb. 19, 1869]
“灾变论”是指任何形式的地质学推测,为了解释地质现象,假设存在与我们目前在宇宙中看到的力量在性质上不同或力量上无法估量的力量。[赫胥黎,“致伦敦地质学会的演讲”,1869年2月19日]

该词起源时间:1869年