mentality

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men·tal·i·ty /menˈtæləti/ AWL noun (plural mentalities) [countableC]

ATTITUDEa particular attitude or way of thinking, especially one that you think is wrong or stupid 〔尤指被视为错误或愚蠢的〕心态

a get-rich-quick mentality

一夜暴富的心态

I can’t understand the mentality of the people who are behind this kind of violence.

我不能理解这种暴力行为的幕后指使者是什么心态。

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mentality• Now the whole country is run by a myopic bourgeoisie with a mentality that does not care for the people.• She despised the bourgeois mentality of the professional class.• Often thought to be a relic of the past, the Maintenance Crew mentality is still very much with us.• Could these rights simply be taken away be-cause of the prevalence of a mob mentality?• You know, I wonder if this is a male kind of mentality.• The destruction of the Thornydale and Cortaro intersection just reveals the pervasive mentality in Tucson.• Pretty meant vacuous, personality meant show-off, having fun was shopgirl mentality.• Marston weaves facts into the story about slave-trading and shows the sick mentality of the slavery system.• He is said to have siege mentality.• I don't understand the mentality of these teenagers.• The mentality that produces such a procedure is not just unacceptable itself - as well as irksome to would-be candidates.

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IELTS BNC: 9710 COCA: 6544

mentality

Ways of thinking: approach, view, mind...