🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

双盲

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuāng máng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Double-blind/ˈdʌb.əl.blaɪnd/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一项双盲临床试验。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Designating a test or experiment in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know who is receiving the active treatment and who is receiving a placebo, in order to eliminate bias.

    "The pharmaceutical company conducted a double-blind trial to test the efficacy of the new vaccine."
As noun
  1. 1

    An experimental procedure or study conducted under double-blind conditions.

    "To ensure absolute validity, the researchers opted for a double-blind to prevent any preconceived notions from skewing the data."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'double' (from Old French doble, ultimately from Latin duplus) and 'blind' (from Proto-Germanic *blinda-). The term originated in the mid-20th century within scientific research methodologies to denote an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which participants are receiving the active treatment.

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