maieutic

maieutic
[meɪˈjuːtɪk]
adjective
  1. of or denoting the Socratic mode of enquiry, which aims to bring a person's latent ideas into clear consciousness
    (苏格拉底哲学探索方法)助产式询问法的
plural noun
  1. (maieutics)[treated as sing.]the maieutic method
    助产式询问法
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from Greek maieutikos, from maieuesthai 'act as a midwife', from maia 'midwife'
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