Definition

1. Noun:

   • Humanity / Human Nature: The essential qualities and characteristics that define a human being; the human condition. This meaning relates to humanism and the study of human values.
   • A Copy / A Duplicate: An exact or nearly exact replica of an original object, document, or, in modern contexts, a living organism.

2. Adjective:

   • Humanistic: Pertaining to or characterized by a system of thought centered on human values and concerns.
   • Cloned / Duplicated: Describes something that has been created as an exact genetic copy of another, especially in biology.

3. Verb:

   • To Clone / To Duplicate: The act of producing a genetically identical copy of a biological entity. It can also refer to the act of making multiple identical copies of a document.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Humanity):
  • Triết học đó đề cao nhân bản. (That philosophy elevates humanity.)
• Noun (Copy):
  • Họ tạo ra nhiều nhân bản của bức thư. (They created many copies of the letter.)
• Adjective (Humanistic):
  • Đó là một chủ nghĩa nhân bản. (That is a humanistic doctrine.)
• Adjective (Cloned):
  • Con cừu nhân bản đầu tiên tên là Dolly. (The first cloned sheep was named Dolly.)
• Verb:
  • Các nhà khoa học có thể nhân bản tế bào. (Scientists can clone cells.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhân bản vô tính": This is the standard and most common term for "(asexual) cloning" in a biological context.
  • Nhân bản vô tính động vật vẫn là chủ đề gây tranh cãi. (Animal cloning remains a controversial topic.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bản sao (n): A copy, a duplicate (more common for documents and objects).
• Sao chép (v): To copy, to replicate (general term).
• Nhân văn (adj): Humanistic, humane (closely related to the "humanity" meaning, often used interchangeably in philosophical contexts).
• Nhân bản học (n): Humanics, the study of human nature.

Synonyms

• For "Humanity": human nature, human essence.
• For "Copy": duplicate, replica, clone.
• For "To Clone": replicate, copy.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Chủ nghĩa nhân bản: Humanism (the philosophical stance).
• Tính nhân bản: The quality of being humane or having humanity.
• Đạo văn / Sao chép văn bản: Plagiarism / Copying text (a related, but distinct concept of unauthorized duplication).

noun

1. humanity