vivisection
vivisection — 名詞
1. the act of cutting into or performing operations on living animals in order to s
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
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。
The debate over vivisection often splits medical researchers from animal-welfare campaigners.
關於活體解剖的辯論常使醫學研究人員與動物保護人士立場分歧。
Ritu refused to attend a university that still practices vivisection in its biology department.
Ritu 拒絕就讀一所仍在生物學系進行活體解剖的大學。
Strict new laws have greatly reduced the use of vivisection in drug-development research across Europe.
嚴格的新法令已大幅減少歐洲各地藥物研發中使用活體解剖的情況。
- 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.