post-Darwinian; 后達(dá)爾文主義

tome

n.

(尤指理論性的)大部頭書，巨著;

antithetical

adj.

相反的;對立的;不相容的;

antagonism

n.

敵意; 敵對; 對立情緒; 對抗情緒;

magisterium-magisteria (pl.)

訓(xùn)導(dǎo)權(quán); 教權(quán); 訓(xùn)導(dǎo); 權(quán)威

espouse

vt.

擁護(hù); 支持; 贊成(信仰、政策等);

espouse one's caluse 支持某人的事業(yè)

he was inclined to self-pity.

他總是喜歡自憐.

medieval

adj.

中世紀(jì); 中世紀(jì)的(約公元1000到1450年);

oxymoron

n.

矛盾修辭法;

moron

n.

白癡; 笨蛋; 蠢貨;

dissent

n.

異議; (與官方的或訴訟案中某法官對其他法官判決的)不同意見;

vi.

(對官方意見)不同意; 持異議;

theology

n.

神學(xué); 宗教學(xué); 宗教信仰學(xué); 宗教信仰;

reformation

n.

改革; 改進(jìn); 變革; 宗教改革(歐洲16世紀(jì)改革羅馬天主教從而導(dǎo)致新教的產(chǎn)生); 宗教改革時期;

crack open

裂開; 砸開;

orthodoxy

n.

正統(tǒng)觀念; 普遍接受的觀點(diǎn); 正統(tǒng)的信仰(或做法); 正教會; 正教信仰與做法;

zeal

n.

熱情; 激情;

zealot

n.

狂熱者; (尤指宗教或政治的)狂熱分子;

scripture

n.

經(jīng)文; 《圣經(jīng)》; (某宗教的)圣典經(jīng)典;

In the late 19th century two books on science and religion were published within a decade of each other. In “The Creed of Science” William Graham tried to reconcile new scientific ideas with faith. In 1881 Charles Darwin, by then an agnostic, told him: “You have expressed my inward conviction, though far more vividly and clearly than I could have done, that the Universe is not the result of chance.”

agonositic

n.

不可知論者(認(rèn)為上帝存在與否是不可知的);

adj.

不可知論（者）的;

creed

n.

信條; 綱領(lǐng); 信念; 原則; 宗教信仰; (基督教)信經(jīng);

make a splash

引人注目;引起轟動;

astute

adj.

精明的; 狡猾的;

illustrious

adj.?顯赫的;??杰出的;??著名的;??卓越的;??

salvo

n.

齊射; 齊投; 奇襲;