所谓优生学,最简要的解释是:“生物学的一个分支,研究如何改进人类的遗传性。”(据2002年版《现代汉语词典》)但实际上,要比此种解释复杂得多。优生学的创始人是达尔文的表弟弗朗西斯.高尔顿(1822-1911)。他受到达尔文物种起源学说的启发,对人类学与遗传学进行了精湛的研究,并? The most succinct explanation of so-called eugenics is: “A branch of biology that studies how to improve the hereditary nature of humanity.” (According to the 2002 edition of the Dictionary of Modern Chinese) In fact, it is far more complicated than this interpretation. The founder of eugenics is Darwin’s cousin, Francis Galton (1822-1911). Inspired by the doctrine of the origin of Darwin’s species, he conducted a sophisticated study of anthropology and genetics.