Take for example how Merill shapes his theory on the intruders based on his own physical capacity.

举例来说，梅里尔通过自己的体能来构建入侵者理论。

Richardson, a historian of science, shows how each era's beliefs shaped its theories.

科学史学家理查森展示了每个时代的信仰如何塑造其理论。

Benjamin Lee Whorf – the American linguist who helped shape this theory – did his original research on indigenous languages like Hopi and Inuit.

帮助塑造这一理论的美国语言学家本杰明·李·沃尔夫（Benjamin Lee Whorf）对霍皮语和因纽特语等土著语言进行了原始研究。