eugenics
US /juːˈdʒen.ɪks/
UK /juːˈdʒen.ɪks/
명사
우생학
the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
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The history of eugenics is fraught with ethical controversies.
우생학의 역사는 윤리적 논란으로 가득하다.
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Critics argue that eugenics can lead to discrimination and human rights abuses.
비평가들은 우생학이 차별과 인권 침해로 이어질 수 있다고 주장한다.