The Origin of Species
/ði ˌɒrɪdʒɪn əv ˈspiːʃiːz/
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- the short title which many people use to refer to On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859) by Charles Darwin. In it he explained his theory of evolution (= the development of different life forms over millions of years). When it was published, all the copies were sold on the first day. His theory caused a lot of anger at that time, but its main ideas now form the basis of scientific understanding of the subject.
物种起源:查尔斯·达尔文(Charles Darwin)所著的《通过自然选择的物种起源》(1859)的简称。他在书中解释了他的进化论。发行时,所有副本在第一天就被出售。他的理论当时引起了很多愤怒,但现在其主要思想构成了对该学科的科学理解的基础。