| 单词 | lusus naturae |
| 例句 | He tells us that Aristotle “deemed a freak a lusus naturae, an aberration of the Natural Ladder.” Who Were the Original Siamese Twins? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z From the loathsome lusus naturae of behemoth horror series to the sprawling cosmopolis of complex management simulators, video games often feature wrenched contortions of the natural world as core tenets in environmental design. A new wave of indies are using games to explore climate change 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z If there is in fact no such, he is, in his high attainment, almost a lusus naturae. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z His argument was the most triumphant that had ever been brought against the doctrine of lusus naturae, and that of the efficacy of Noah’s flood—doctrines which still held their ground in Guettard’s day. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z If I do not mistake, there is no such thing as a black lynx, except as a lusus naturae. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The palm tree seems a kind of lusus naturae to the northern eye—an exotic wherever you meet it. To Cuba and Back He is a sort of lusus naturae, being bow-legged, humpbacked, potbellied, and possessing warts on his brows, which make him a sort of later horned Moses. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 This appeal, which was evidently meant in deep earnest, moved the mind of the young lady with so great astonishment that she looked at Pitt as at a lusus naturae. A Red Wallflower Poor Milly became scarlet, and suddenly devoted herself to the lusus naturae! The Eagle Cliff Therefore, a general theory of petrification or consolidation of mineral bodies must explain this distinct fact, and not suffer it any longer to remain a lusus naturae. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) "I hope you won't carry away the impression that these two lusus naturae specimens of Scotchwomen," said her uncle. Marriage I regret that we had no subsequent opportunity to decide whether this was one of a new species of the Macropodidae family, or a mere lusus naturae. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. The gossips all turn from the task of nibbling one another, and the character of the lusus naturae becomes public property. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 “My cousins,” she remarked, putting a touch on the cow that stamped that animal a lusus naturae for all time coming. The Eagle Cliff Such a lusus naturae as a woman without a heart and conscience would, in England, be a mere brutal savage, and poison half a village. Famous Reviews All men, the monster and the lusus naturae excepted, have a certain form, a certain complement of limbs, a certain internal structure, and organs of sense—may we not add further, certain powers of intellect? Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author A "woman of intellect," it appeared, was a sort of "lusus naturae," a luckless accident, a thing for which there was neither place nor use in creation, wanted neither as wife nor worker. Villette The early sound doctrine was that fossil remains were lusus naturae—freaks of nature—and in 1517 Fracastor was violently attacked because he thought them something more. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. The semblance of a human face to be formed on the side of a mountain, or in the fracture of a small stone, by a lusus naturae. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Sometimes, however, from an original lusus naturae, or from the influence of circumstances, a man becomes a haunter of death-beds, a tormentor of afflicted hearts, and a follower of funerals. Fanshawe This lusus naturae, or sport of nature, has a very pretty effect, but is oftener found in stones than other substances. Thaumaturgia A prodigy! a lusus naturae! a monster, that nature has delighted to form, in order to exhibit her power! The Prairie It was perfectly ridiculous—a lusus naturae—that one little place should have contained maybe the three tallest ordinar' men upon the face o' the earth. Life's Handicap Certainly, the creature is a lusus naturae—her head is on the wrong end! The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel I am a philosopher, my child, and a happy philosopher would be a lusus naturae, a freak, a subject for a Barnum & Bailey Show. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Paul did not know what a lusus naturae was, but it sounded mighty grand. The Fortunate Youth If Norman were not a lusus naturae," said Dr. May, hesitating for a word, "his head would have been turned long ago. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations He has something of their exaggeration, something of their cant, something of their fondness for anomalies and lusus naturae in morality. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 "A freak—a lusus naturae" said the vicar. The Fortunate Youth |
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