phreno-,思想，智慧，-logy,学说。其原义为精神科学，心理科学，后德国解剖学家Franz Joseph Gall于1796年提出人的心理与特质能够根据头颅形状确定的心理学解说，并引申词义颅相学，但现已证实这种假说是伪科学。参照百度百科。
英文词源
phrenology
phrenology: see frantic
phrenology (n.)
1815, literally "mental science," from phreno- + -logy "study of." Applied to the theory of mental faculties originated by Gall and Spurzheim that led to the 1840s mania for reading personality clues in the shape of one's skull and the "bumps" of the head. Related: Phrenological; phrenologist.
双语例句
1. Phrenology was an antecedent of modern nEuroscience.
颅相学是现代神经系统科学的前身.
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2. Though absurdly unscientific even for its time, phrenology was remarkably prescient - up to a point.
尽管颅相学在当时显得不符合科学原理,是荒谬的,在某种程度上, 颅相学仍是非常有先见性的.
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3. Phrenology: Study the shape of the skull as an indication of mental abilities and character traits.
颅相学: 指分析头颅的轮廓以测定他的智力和性格特征.
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4. One of the natural protuberances on the human skull, considered to have significance in phrenology.
头骨隆起:人头盖骨的正常凸起, 在骨相学上被认为有重要的意义.
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5. Young cleric : Your phrenology tests indicate a high level to mental stress, specifically in this area.
