psychology

noun
🔊/saɪˈkɒlədʒi/
🔊/saɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
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  1. [uncountable] the scientific study of the mind and how it influences behaviour心理学
    • clinical/educational/child/sport psychology临床/教育/儿童/体育心理学
    • Kevin has a masters degree in psychology.凯文(Kevin)拥有心理学硕士学位。
    • She's a professor of psychology at Harvard University.她是哈佛大学心理学教授。
    compare pop psychology see also social psychologyTopics Educationb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • clinical
    • professional
    • academic
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  2. [singular] the kind of mind that somebody has that makes them think or behave in a particular way心理;心理特征
    • psychology of somebody the psychology of small boys小男孩的心理特征
    • I help the actors understand the psychology of their characters.我帮助演员了解他们角色的心理。
    • The answers we give will reflect our own psychology.我们的回答将反映出我们自己的心理。
    • Watching the shoppers at the sales gave her a first-hand insight into crowd psychology.在大减价时观察购物者使她对群体心理有了第一手了解。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • individual
    • own
    • crowd
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  3. [singular] how the mind influences behaviour in a particular area of life心理影响
    • psychology of something the psychology of interpersonal relationships人际关系的心理影响
  4. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from modern Latin psychologia (see psycho-, -logy).