deanthropomorphizationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /diːˌænθɹəpə(ʊ)ˌmɔːfaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, [-fɪ-]
• (General American) IPA: /diˌænθɹəpəˌmɔfaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, [-fɪ-]
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: de‧an‧thro‧po‧mor‧phiz‧at‧ion

名詞

deanthropomorphization (usually uncountable, plural deanthropomorphizations) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in character or form.

   Synonym: deanthropomorphism

   • 1902, William James, “Lecture XX: Conclusions”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 498:

     Pure anachronism! says the survival theory;—anachronism for which deanthropomorphization of the imagination is the remedy required.

別の表記

• deanthropomorphisation (British spelling)