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eugenic
adjective
uk /juːˈdʒen.ɪk/ us /juːˈdʒen.ɪk/
relating to the idea that it is possible to improve humans by allowing only particular people to produce children, which most people now do not accept or support because of the idea's connection with racist and Nazi theories and actions: 优生学的;人种改良学的
Unfortunately, the discovery of the concentration camps in 1945 did not mark the ending of eugenic experiments carried out by Western nations.
As early as the 1920s, many Americans were protesting against eugenic policies.
Related word
eugenics
Eugenic methods completely failed to achieve the goal of curing hereditary illness.
We need to be very careful about technologies that have any potential for eugenic abuse.
There is concern over the eugenic overtones of genetic screening.
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