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metaphysics

/mɛtəˈfɪzɪks/

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noun

形而上学，玄学

The field of study of metaphysics.

Examples :

"My philosophy teacher is studying metaphysics this semester. "

我的哲学老师这学期在研究形而上学。

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形而上学体系，玄学体系

The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.

Examples :

"Professor Davies's metaphysics emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things, influencing her approach to teaching philosophy. "

戴维斯教授的形而上学体系强调万物之间的相互关联，这影响了她教授哲学的方式。

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形而上学，玄学，基本原理。

A fundamental principle or key concept.

Examples :

"The metaphysics of a successful school project is often collaboration. "

一个成功的学校项目的形而上学往往是合作。

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形而上学，玄学。

The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (ens in quantum ens).

Examples :

"Philosophers sometimes say that metaphysics is the study of the ultimate nature of the universe."

哲学家有时会说，形而上学是研究宇宙最终本质的学问。

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形而上学，玄学

The view or theory of a particular philosopher or school of thinkers concerning the first principles which describe or explain all that is.

Examples :

"In Aristotelian metaphysics physical objects have both form and matter."

在亚里士多德的形而上学理论中，物理对象既有形式，也有质料。

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形而上学，玄学

(by extension from the philosophical sense) The metalogic of physics; The logical framework of physics.

Examples :

"The physicist questioned whether current experiments could truly probe the metaphysics of quantum mechanics, seeking to understand the underlying logical structure governing its behavior. "

这位物理学家质疑，目前的实验是否能够真正探究量子力学的底层逻辑框架，试图理解支配其行为的潜在逻辑结构。

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基本原理，形而上学。

(by extension from the philosophical sense) Any fundamental principles or rules.

Examples :

"Even simple games like tag are built on a hidden metaphysics of fairness and agreed-upon boundaries. "

即使像捉迷藏这样简单的游戏，也建立在公平和共同遵守的界限这些隐藏的基本原理之上。

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形而上学，玄学

The study of a supersensual realm or of phenomena which transcend the physical world.

Examples :

"I have a collection of books on metaphysics, covering astral projection, reincarnation, and communication with spirits."

我收藏了一些关于形而上学的书，内容包括星体投射、轮回转世和与灵魂沟通等。

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玄学，形而上学

Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.

Examples :

"This political polemic strikes me as a protracted piece of overwrought, fog-shrouded metaphysics!"

我觉得这篇政治论战文章冗长繁琐，简直就是一篇过度渲染、晦涩难懂的玄学文章！

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