English Dictionary

eugenics

IPA（発音記号）

/juːˈd͡ʒɛnɪks/

名詞

不可算名詞

(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.

日本語の意味

優生学：人間の遺伝的資質を向上させることを目的とする社会哲学または実践。具体的には、望ましい遺伝特性を持つ人々に対して生殖を推奨（積極的優生学）、望ましくない特性を持つ人々に生殖を自制させる、または技術的手段によって生殖を制御する（消極的優生学）方法が含まれる。

Debating the ethics of eugenics has forced scientists and philosophers to confront the dark history and potential future consequences of attempting to control human heredity.

優生学の倫理を論じることは、科学者や哲学者に、人間の遺伝的性質を選択的交配や技術で改良しようとする試みの暗い歴史と将来の影響に直面させた。

意味（1）

(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.