| 单词 | reverse psychology |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreverse psychology reverse psychology n. the principle or practice of encouraging a behaviour by counter-intuitive means, such as advocating its opposite. ΚΠ 1943 San Antonio (Texas) Light 14 Mar. iii. 6/3 [His] use of ‘reverse psychology’,..the theory that the nastier and more disagreeable he waxes, the more people will want to know what he will sound off about next. 1958 Amer. Econ. Rev. 48 55 He decided to try a little ‘reverse psychology’. The next meeting notice that went out was the shortest ever issued by the Local: ‘Dont Attend! No Need to Bother!.. All We're Going to Do is Take a Strike Vote and Raise Dues!’ Result—the biggest membership meeting in the Local's history! 2005 J. Baggini What's it all About? ix. 146 A kind of reverse psychology..something like the idea that if you want to keep the attention of the one you love, you ought to neglect them. < as lemmas |
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