biological determinism
noun [ U ] social sciences specialized uk/baɪ.əˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪ.zəm/ us/baɪ.əˌlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl dɪˈtɝː.mə.nɪ.zəm/
生理决定论
the theory that physical factors (= facts or situations) decide how a person behaves, how intelligent they are, etc.
I don't think attributing basic aspects of human behaviour entirely to either social conditioning or biological determinism is realistic. 我认为，把人类行为的基本方面完全归因于社会条件或以生物决定论来解释是不现实的。
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- These writers question the biological determinism implicit in the automatic equation of woman as powerless and man as powerful.
- He argues powerfully against the purely chemical or biological determinism that holds that men are the helpless, testosterone-fuelled prisoners of their genes.
- Maybe it's cultural conditioning or biological determinism, but women are carers and the people around them benefit materially from that care.
- Different male and female behaviour can be attributed to differences in sex. This type of explanation is known as biological determinism.