| 单词 | herd mentality |
| 释义 | > as lemmasherd mentality herd mentality n. the tendency of people in a group to align their thinking or behaviour with the standards established by or expected of that group; cf. sense 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > opinion held by group > [noun] > tendency to follow herd instinct1908 herd mentality1920 1920 E. Paul & C. Paul tr. R. Rolland Forerunners viii. 44 Throughout the ages, free men have been few in number. With the continued spread of herd mentality the number seems not unlikely to grow smaller yet. 1947 M. Coryn Alone among Men xi. 152 Monsieur de Talleyrand..had been just a little afraid of an outburst of those popular slogans that, with the masses, take the place of thought. There seemed to be little of herd-mentality about the young man. 2008 Ecologist July 40/3 One reason stock markets are so volatile is that stock traders have a herd mentality—buying and selling in unison. < as lemmas |
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