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social Darwinism
noun[ U ]
often disapprovinguk /ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ˈdɑː.wɪn.ɪ.zəm/ us /ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ˈdɑːr.wɪn.ɪ.zəm/
a theory or system in which it is believed that the best people in a society will be successful, while those that are not successful should be allowed to fail without being helped:
Strict adherence to the theory of evolution leads logically to social Darwinism.
The ideas of social Darwinism and eugenics were gradually discredited.社会达尔文主义和优生学的思想逐渐被否定。
Spencer was an important figure in the development of social Darwinism.
The party's welfare policy has been criticized as social Darwinism.
She has no time for the social Darwinism that advocates a society based on survival of the fittest.
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