vivisection
/ˌvɪvɪˈsekʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the practice of performing operations on live animals for the purpose of experimentation or scientific research (used only by people who are opposed to such work)活体解剖（仅为反对活体解剖者用语）。
1.1
- figurative ruthlessly sharp and detailed criticism or analysis〈喻〉尖刻而细致入微的批评（或分析）：
the vivisection of America's seamy underbelly.
对美国丑恶软肋的尖锐细致剖析。
派生词
vivisectionist
noun & adjective词源
early 18th cent.: from Latin vivus 'living'， on the pattern of dissection.