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单词 survival of the fittest
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survival of the fittest
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/səˌvaɪ.vəl əv ðə ˈfɪt.ɪst/us
/sɚˌvaɪ.vəl əv ðə ˈfɪt.ɪst/
theprinciplethatanimalsandplantssuitedto theconditionstheylivein are morelikelytostayaliveandproduceotheranimalsandplantsthan those that are notsuited
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(Definition ofsurvival of the fittestfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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survival of the fittest

idiom
thebeliefthat only thepeoplewith astrongdesiretosucceedand theabilitytochangeasconditionschangewillachievesuccess:
Survival of thefittestwilldeterminewhichfarmsmake it.
(Definition ofsurvival of the fittestfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From the point of view of a colonized people, the doctrine ofsurvivalofthefittestwas a threat rather than a promise.
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Over many generations, natural populations evolve according to the principles of natural selection and "survivalofthefittest".
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It applies natural evolution mechanisms, such as genetic operator, mapping from genotype to phenotype,survivalofthefittest, and selection to solve problems.
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There is no adjudication of a link's veracity other than a statisticalsurvivalofthefittest; errors and misspellings are not discarded.
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The meaning ofsurvivalofthefittestcould be changed into the doctrine that suffering could never go unrewarded in this world.
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What drives this is thesurvivalofthefittest.
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He claimed that thesurvivalofthefittestwas the standard for any kind of value and equated the fittest with the most perfect.
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Thesurvivalofthefittestcan be a natural principle, but very few would like to adopt it as an ethical guideline.
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What simultaneously had narrowed the options and served up an array of formulations was thesurvivalofthefittestproposals.
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Following the principle ofsurvivalofthefittest, strings with a higher fitness level have a greater probability of advancing to the next generation of candidate solutions.
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The challenge comes when we are applying a broad principle, such assurvivalofthefittestor utility maximization in economics, without undue plasticity or excessive hindsight bias.
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This is thesurvivalofthefittestand not the fattest.
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It is a matter purely of thesurvivalofthefittest.
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And let it be thesurvivalofthefittest, and let the truth prevail.
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Far too many people think that thesurvivalofthefittestis the survival of the beefiest.
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