| 单词 | compassion fatigue |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompassion fatigue compassion fatigue n. originally U.S. apathy or indifference towards the suffering of others or to charitable causes acting on their behalf, typically attributed to numbingly frequent appeals for assistance, esp. donations; (hence) a diminishing public response to frequent charitable appeals. ΚΠ 1968 A. W. Farmer in Minutes Comm. World Service (Lutheran World Federation) 64 You have been hearing and perhaps using, as I have, the phrase ‘Compassion Fatigue’. We are just tired out with all the repeated appeals to do good. 1987 Listener 29 Oct. 19/2 What the refugee workers call ‘compassion fatigue’ has set in. Back in the 1970s, when the boat people were on the front pages, the world was eager to help. But now the boat people are old news. 1995 S. Nye Best of Men behaving Badly (2000) 4th Ser. Episode 6. 161/2 Deborah. Anything to help Dorothy? Gary. No, thanks, I'll shoulder the burden of caring for her. Deborah. Oh, well, maybe later, when compassion fatigue sets in. 2000 Big Issue 4 Sept. 25/2 In a culture exhausted by compassion fatigue, shock is now used more cautiously. < as lemmas |
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