| 单词 | baader-meinhof phenomenon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBaader-Meinhof phenomenon 2. attributive. Designating a quirk of perception whereby a phenomenon to which one is newly alert suddenly seems ubiquitous. Chiefly in Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.Also called the frequency illusion (see frequency illusion n. at frequency n. Additions). ΚΠ 1994 ‘Gigetto on Lincoln’ in Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) 16 Oct. (Express section) 12/2 Many years ago, I identified a phenomenon so startling and so broad in its application that it encompasses..many..forms of eerie coincidence. I have dubbed it The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon... The phenomenon goes like this: The first time you learn a new word, phrase or idea, you will see that word, phrase or idea again in print within 24 hours. 2012 Sun (Nexis) 9 Dec. 14 Whether it was the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon or mere synchronicity, we noticed an awful lot of pheasants on the way to the Pheasant Inn near Bassenthwaite Lake in Cumbria. 2015 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 5 June (Books section) c10 I am in the early, still-raw-and-reeling stages of De-wife-ification, a.k.a. divorce. So I see the word Wife everywhere. It's Baader Meinhof Syndrome. < as lemmas |
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