a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal 同义词:manikin, mannikin,
例句与用法
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To the inept homunculus that poses as your manager 向那个不称职的矮子说再见
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To the inept homunculus that poses as your manager 向那个不称职的矮子说再见
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Metamorphosis : the transformation of the body into new shapes , from sprouting claws or fangs to creating a homunculus 蜕术:改变自身到新形体之法,如长出爪牙和创造人彘等。
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Memory , in this model , is simply rewinding the tape and playing it back in the theater of the mind , in which some cortical commander watches the show and reports to a higher homunculus what it saw 在这种思考模式之下,记忆不过就是在脑袋中的电影院里倒带重播,而大脑皮质的司令官则负责观看这部影片,再向层级更高的首脑报告自己看到了什麽。