单词 | stockholm |
释义 | Stockholmn. 1. Stockholm syndrome n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friendly relation(s) > between kidnappers and victims Stockholm syndrome1978 1978 Practitioner Feb. 297/1 Mr Vaders had a mild case of ‘Stockholm syndrome’... Named after the dramatic and unexpected realignment of affections in the Sveriges Kreditbank robbery, this syndrome consists of a positive bond between hostage and captor, and feelings of distrust or hostility on the part of the victim towards the authorities. 1980 C. Moorehead Fortune's Hostages ix. 183 The phrase ‘Stockholm syndrome’ was coined, probably in America, to explain this strange affection the victims of kidnappings and sieges come to feel for the men who hold them prisoner. 2. a. Stockholm pitch n. pitch yielded by Stockholm tar. b. Stockholm tar n. a kind of tar prepared from resinous pinewood and used in shipbuilding, skin ointments, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > tar > types of coal tar1785 roany1805 shale-tar1857 daggett1861 Stockholm tar1867 1867 Chambers's Encycl. IX. 296/1 The Stockholm tar, which is so widely used in shipbuilding. 1929 R. Hughes High Wind in Jamaica ii. 50 He did envy the chap whose job it was to dip his hand in a great pot of aromatic Stockholm tar, and work it into the dead-eyes. 1976 Country Life 5 Feb. 298/3 Sail~making..was very hard on the hand, and..open cracks in the skin, were a frequent source of trouble... For this ‘Stockholm’ tar was provided by the ship owners. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867 |
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