Darwinian means belonging to, coming from, or like Charles Darwin and his ideas — not the man’s own name.

Darwinian達爾文的 means指的是 belonging to, coming from, or like Charles Darwin and his ideas屬於、來自，或像達爾文和他想法的東西 — not the man's own name而不是那個人的名字本身。

Darwin (1809–1882) was a British scientist who argued that plants and animals change slowly over a very long time, and that the ones better suited to their surroundings are more likely to live and have young. He called this natural selection, and he wrote about it in On the Origin of Species.

Darwin達爾文 (1809–1882) was a British scientist是一位英國科學家 who argued他主張 that plants and animals change slowly over a very long time植物和動物會在很長的時間裡慢慢改變, and而且 that the ones better suited to their surroundings比較適應環境的那些 are more likely to live and have young比較容易存活、繁衍後代。 He他 called this natural selection把這個叫做natural selection（天擇）, and而且 he wrote about it他把這個寫在 in On the Origin of Species《物種起源》這本書裡。

So a Darwinian explanation of a bird’s beak asks how that shape helped the bird eat and survive.

So所以, a Darwinian explanation一個達爾文式的解釋 of a bird's beak對於鳥喙的解釋 asks問的是 how that shape helped the bird eat and survive這個形狀怎麼幫助這隻鳥進食和存活。

People also stretch Darwinian, even about business or school, to mean a hard fight where only the “strong” last. Though actually Darwin’s own idea was about fitting an environment, not about cartoon strength, and using the word as a synonym for “cruel” is loose.

People人們 also stretch Darwinian也會把Darwinian用得更廣, even about business or school甚至用在商業或學校上, to mean a hard fight意思是一場激烈的競爭 where only the “strong” last只有「強者」能撐到最後。 Though actually不過其實, Darwin's own idea達爾文自己的想法 was about fitting an environment是關於適應環境, not about cartoon strength而不是卡通式的蠻力, and而且 using the word as a synonym for “cruel”把這個字當成「殘忍」的同義詞 is loose是很鬆散的用法。

As a noun, a Darwinian is someone who supports those ideas. There is a quieter second use too: Darwinian can mean “of Darwin”, the city in northern Australia, or a person who lives there, because that city was named after the same scientist.

As a noun當名詞用的時候, a Darwinian達爾文主義者 is someone who supports those ideas指的是支持那些想法的人。 There is還有 a quieter second use too比較少人注意的第二種用法: Darwinian可以指 can mean “of Darwin”「達爾文的」 the city in northern Australia那個位在澳洲北部的城市, or a person who lives there或住在那裡的人, because因為 that city那座城市 was named after the same scientist是用同一位科學家的名字命名的。