進化論(しんかろん)

しんかろん
noun
theory of evolution
1. theory of evolution
The scientific theory explaining how species change over time through natural selection and genetic variation.
ダーウィンが進化論(しんかろん)を唱(とな)えた。
Darwin proposed the theory of evolution.
進化論(しんかろん)は生物学(せいぶつがく)の基礎(きそ)となっている。
The theory of evolution is the foundation of biology.
高校(こうこう)の授業(じゅぎょう)で進化論(しんかろん)について学(まな)んだ。
I learned about the theory of evolution in high school class.

Specifically refers to the scientific theory of evolution, most closely associated with Charles Darwin. A fundamental concept in biology education.

FORMATION:
進化(しんか) (evolution) + 論(ろん) (theory, discourse). The suffix 論(ろん) is used for established theories and fields of study.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 進化論(しんかろん)を唱(とな)える: to propose/advocate the theory of evolution
  • 進化論(しんかろん)を学(まな)ぶ: to study evolutionary theory
  • ダーウィンの進化論(しんかろん): Darwin's theory of evolution

RELATED TERMS:

  • 進化(しんか): evolution
  • 自然(しぜん)淘汰(とうた): natural selection
  • 適者(てきしゃ)生存(せいぞん): survival of the fittest
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Added 2026.2.5 20:49 · Revised 2026.3.25 14:40
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