vivisection

IPA/ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃn/
IPA/ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃn/

vivisection — 名詞

1. the act of cutting into or performing operations on living animals in order to s

1.名詞B2
釋義

活體解剖

對活體動物動手術或實驗以進行研究

the act of cutting into or performing operations on living animals in order to study diseases, test drugs, or advance medical knowledge

例句

Many university laboratories have banned vivisection in response to growing public concern.

許多大學實驗室已因公眾日益關切而禁止活體解剖。

collocation: ban vivisection

Soraya wrote her thesis on the history of vivisection and the animal-rights movement.

Soraya 的論文主題是活體解剖的歷史與動物權運動。

常見搭配
  • ban vivisection
  • oppose vivisection
  • practice vivisection
  • conduct vivisection
  • use vivisection
  • vivisection debate
  • vivisection laboratory
  • vivisection practice
  • against vivisection
  • live vivisection
同義詞
  • animal testing

    broader term covering all experiments on animals, not limited to surgery

  • animal experimentation

    similar scope to 'animal testing'; often used in formal or academic writing

  • dissection

    different meaning — dissection is usually performed on dead specimens for anatomy study, not on live animals

文法句型

vivisection (uncountable): the general practice

a vivisection (countable): one specific instance

用法筆記

Frequently appears in ethical debates where the speaker's attitude toward the practice is signalled by the choice of verb: 'oppose', 'ban', 'condemn' among critics; 'use', 'conduct', 'require' among defenders.

常見錯誤

Vivisection means the same thing as animal testing.
Vivisection is a specific type of animal testing that involves cutting into or operating on a living creature.
'animal testing' is a broader term that includes non-surgical methods such as feeding studies and behavioural observation.

同根字

  • vivisect
    動詞C1
  • vivisectionist
    名詞C2
  • vivisector
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • vivisection debate
  • vivisection practice
  • vivisection laboratory
  • vivisection law

常用片語

  • the practice of vivisection
  • the use of vivisection
  • a ban on vivisection

介系詞搭配

  • against vivisection
  • on vivisection
  • of vivisection