| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•lim•i•nal /sʌbˈlɪmənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - Psychologyexisting or operating below the level at which one is conscious:They made use of subliminal advertising, in which the words "You're thirsty'' appeared on the screen too fast to be read consciously.
See -lim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•lim•i•nal (sub lim′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. [Psychol.]- Psychologyexisting or operating below the threshold of consciousness;
being or employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual:a subliminal stimulus; subliminal advertising.
- sub- + Latin līmin- (stem of līmen) threshold + -al1 1885–90
|