N a theory, widely held in the 19th century and earlier but now discredited, stating that living organisms could arise directly and rapidly from nonliving material 自然发生说(19世纪及早期被广泛认可,现已被摒弃) (Also called abiogenesis)
Beware of a theology produced by spontaneous generation.
留心这自动自发的世代生出的神学。
The scarab beetle was the symbol of Spontaneous Generation, New Life, and Resurrection.
圣甲虫是新生命和复活自然发生的符号。
The great scientific debate in universities at that time was "spontaneous generation" of life.
那时大学里科学辩论的重大课题是生命的“自发生说”。
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