attitude

美 [ˈætɪtuːd]英 [ˈætɪtjuːd]
  • n.态度;姿势;看法;我行我素的作派

复数: attitudes

att- 适应 + -itude 性质,状态等

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noun

1

态度;看法
the way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you think and feel

changes in public attitudes to marriage

公众对婚姻的看法的转变

the government's attitude towards single parents

政府对单亲的看法

to have a good/bad/positive/negative attitude towards sb/sth

对某人(或事物)持好的 / 坏的 / 肯定的 / 否定的态度

Youth is simply an attitude of mind .

青春仅仅是心态问题。

If you want to pass your exams you'd better change your attitude!

你若想通过考试就最好改变你的态度!

You're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this, aren't you?

你对这个问题的看法相当自私,对不对?

A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem (= they do not behave in a way that is acceptable to other people) .

许多驾车者有严重的态度问题。

2

我行我素的作派
confident, sometimes aggressive behaviour that shows you do not care about other people's opinions and that you want to do things in an individual way

a band with attitude

一味只顾自我陶醉的乐队

You'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up, young man.

年轻人,你最好改掉那种态度,学学好。

3

姿势
a position of the body

Her hands were folded in an attitude of prayer.

她双手合拢成祈祷姿势。

习语

to hold your body in a particular way to create a particular impression

attitude

频次

  • 1
    N-VAR (尤指从行为中表现出来的)态度,看法
    Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.

    ...the general change in attitude towards handicapped people...

    对残疾人态度的整体转变

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 个人风格;(尤指)咄咄逼人的作派
    If you refer to someone as a person with attitude, you mean that they have a striking and individual style of behaviour, especially a forceful or aggressive one.

    Patti Smith and Janis Joplin did it all years ago and they were women with attitude and talent.

    帕蒂·史密斯和詹妮斯·乔普林多年前就这样做过,她们当时是两位个性鲜明的才女。

  • 3
    PHRASE 思想方法;感情
    Your attitude of mind is your general way of thinking and feeling.

    Writing calls for a critical attitude of mind that he did not possess.

    写作需要有批判性思维,而这正是他所不具备的。

noun

1
a theatrical pose created for effect
the actor struck just the right attitude
2
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
he assumed an attitude of surrender
Synonym: position posture
3
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
he had the attitude that work was fun
Synonym: mental attitude
4
position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

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  1. I find his attitude a little hard to take .

    我觉得他的态度有点儿令人难以接受。

  2. I find his attitude very hard to take .

    他的态度让我难以接受。

  3. A lot of drivers have a serious attitude problem .

    许多驾车者有严重的态度问题。

  4. That sort of attitude really gets my back up !

    那种态度实在叫我恼火!

  5. Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory .

    科学家对这个理论的态度是相当消极的。

  6. Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years .

    50年来,公众对婚姻的态度已经改变。

  7. Their attitude is so very English .

    他们的态度是十足的英格兰人的态度。

  8. If you want to pass your exams you 'd better change your attitude !

    你若想通过考试就最好改变你的态度!

  9. You 'd better get rid of that attitude and shape up , young man .

    年轻人,你最好改掉那种态度,学学好。

  10. These attitudes are deeply embedded in our society .

    这些看法在我们这个社会中根深蒂固。

  11. Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile .

    公平而论,她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。

  12. Clare has a mature and responsible attitude to work .

    克莱尔对待工作成熟而可信赖。

  13. Youth is simply an attitude of mind .

    青春仅仅是心态问题。

  14. I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school .

    孩子穿什么上学,我觉得无所谓。

  15. Their attitude only strengthened his resolve to fight on .

    他们采取的态度反而使他坚定了继续战斗的决心。

  16. Attitudes learned at home carry over into the playground .

    家里养成的作风会表现在学校的运动场上。

  17. His speech called for a step change in attitudes to the environment in the 21st century .

    他的演讲呼吁在21世纪彻底改变对待环境的态度。

  18. The essential difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money .

    我与萨拉的根本区别在于我们对金钱的态度。

  19. The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitudes .

    法律对变化中的观念常常反应迟缓。

  20. His attitudes show a certain narrowness of mind .

    他的态度显示他的思想有些狭隘。

  21. You 're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this , aren 't you ?

    你对这个问题的看法相当自私,对不对?

  22. He has a very tolerant attitude towards other religions .

    他对其他宗教持非常包容的态度。

  23. The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding .

    政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。

  24. Public attitudes to the strike have hardened .

    公众对这次罢工所持的态度已强硬起来。

  25. She has tried to superimpose her own attitudes onto this ancient story .

    她想把自己的看法加入这个古老的故事里。

  26. This attitude is common among the under-25s .

    这种态度在25岁以下的青年中很普遍。

  27. He has a condescending attitude towards women .

    他对女性总是居高临下。

  28. He has an ambivalent attitude towards her .

    他对她怀着矛盾的心情。

  29. Their attitude is perfectly understandable .

    他们的态度是完全可以理解的。

  30. Attitudes have changed radically .

    态度发生了根本的变化。

后缀
e-性质,状态等

gratitude n. 感激

grat 感激,喜悦 + -itude 性质,状态等

multitude n. 群众

multi- 多个 + -itude 性质,状态等

longitude n. 经度

long 长 + -itude 性质,状态等

position attitude stand 【导航词义:立场,态度】
position v. 立场,态度
〔辨析〕

尤指政府、政党、当权者对某一事件、问题等的意见。

〔例证〕

What is the party's position on education reform?

该党对于教育改革持什么态度?

The board took the position that the time was ripe for expanding the overseas market.

董事会认为拓展海外市场的时机已经成熟。

attitude v. 态度,看法
〔辨析〕

指对某人或某事物的一般看法。

〔例证〕

He has a positive attitude towards life.

他有着积极的生活态度。

I really can't understand his attitude towards singers.

我真的无法理解他对歌手的看法。

stand v. 主张,立场
〔辨析〕

指公开表明的坚定看法。

〔例证〕

He was accused of not taking a stand on environmental issues.

他被指责在环境问题上没有立场。

The Republicans' conservative stand on this matter has attracted much attention.

共和党在这件事情上所持的保守立场颇受关注。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

attitude与以下词性连用

prep.

attitude about/toward

对…的态度

adj.

bad attitude

恶劣的态度

negative/positive attitude

消极/积极的态度

new attitude

全新的态度

progressive attitude

进步的态度

v.

change your attitude

改变态度

n.

strike a pose/an attitude

摆出某种姿态
to hold your body in a particular way to create a particular impression