单词 | attitude |
释义 | attitude (once / 118 pages) 1n 2n 3n An attitude is somewhere between a belief, a stance, a mood, and a pose. If you've got an attitude about something, it can be hard to change it because you think you're right. You'll often hear Happy Hour referred to as "Attitude Adjustment Hour," because cheap drinks are one of the best ways to change your attitude. If you're in a bad mood, cocktails can make it better (or worse). An attitude is a way of thinking that you can express just by standing a certain way. For example, putting your hands on your hips and rolling your eyes expresses one kind of attitude, while kneeling with your palms together expresses a very different one. WORD FAMILYattitude: attitudes, attitudinise, attitudinize+/attitudinise: attitudinised, attitudinises, attitudinising/attitudinize: attitudinized, attitudinizes, attitudinizing USAGE EXAMPLESMcDonald, a pending free agent, said “the attitude around here” needs to be more about winning. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) From the outset, therefore, self-interest rather than affection governed Israel’s attitude toward the United States. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) Emotionally, you need a positive attitude and determination. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways 2he had the attitude that work was fun Syn|Hypo|Hyper mental attitude acceptance, credence the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true culturethe attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization defensive, defensive attitudean attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') hardballa no-nonsense attitude in business or politics high horsean attitude of arrogant superiority southernisman attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US) mentality, mind-set, mindset, outlooka habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations paternalismthe attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good position, posture, stancea rationalized mental attitude disposition, inclination, tendencyan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others tolerancewillingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others intoleranceunwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs esteem, regard, respectan attitude of admiration or esteem disrespecta disrespectful mental attitude reverencea reverent mental attitude irreverencean irreverent mental attitude orientationan integrated set of attitudes and beliefs fatalisma submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable recognitionan acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid cyberculturethe culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business Kalashnikov culturethe attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms mosaic culturea highly diverse culture hard linea firm and uncompromising stance or position directiona general course along which something has a tendency to develop drift, movement, trenda general tendency to change (as of opinion) Calla special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course denominationalismthe tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations devicesan inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices' sympathy, understandingan inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion favoritism, favouritisman inclination to favor some person or group leaning, proclivity, propensitya natural inclination bent, seta relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way literalisma disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense perseverationthe tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it predispositionan inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way favor, favouran inclination to approve disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislikean inclination to withhold approval from some person or group partiality, partisanshipan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives impartiality, nonpartisanshipan inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally broad-mindednessan inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior liberality, liberalnessan inclination to favor progress and individual freedom disinterest, neutralitytolerance attributable to a lack of involvement narrow-mindedness, narrownessan inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior bigotry, dogmatismthe intolerance and prejudice of a bigot fanaticism, fanatism, zealotryexcessive intolerance of opposing views religionismexaggerated religious zealotry zero toleranceextreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law) estimate, estimationthe respect with which a person is held profanenessan attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity wavelengtha shared orientation leading to mutual understanding experimentalisman orientation that favors experimentation and innovation reorientationa fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs perspective, position, viewa way of regarding situations or topics etc. point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpointa mental position from which things are viewed orthodoxya belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards heresy, heterodoxy, unorthodoxyany opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position ideology, political orientation, political theoryan orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation religious orientationan attitude toward religion or religious practices cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning 1n the arrangement of the body and its limbs he assumed an attitude of surrender Syn|Hypo|Hyper position, posture order arms a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command ballet positionclassical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet decubitusa reclining position (as in a bed) eversionthe position of being turned outward lithotomy positiona position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination lotus positiona sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga missionary positiona position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples posea posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes presentation(obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal ectopiaabnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) asana(Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) guarda posture of defence in boxing or fencing sprawl, sprawlingan ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about stancestanding posture tuck(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest arabesqueposition in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose matsyendra(Hinduism) a religious posture addressthe stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball attentiona motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review erectness, uprightnessthe property of being upright in posture bodily property an attribute of the body 2n a theatrical pose created for effect 3the actor struck just the right attitude Hyper affectation, affectedness, mannerism, pose a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display n position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion) Hypo|Hyper trim attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation orientation position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions |
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