attitude
noun uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
(OPINION)
B1 [ C or U ]心态;看法;态度
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this
It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes. 人们对事情的看法通常很难改变。
[ + that ] She takes the attitude that children should be allowed to learn at their own pace. 在儿童学习步调快慢的问题上，她的态度是应顺其自然。
He has a very bad attitude to/towards work. 他的工作态度极差。
He seems to have undergone a change in/of attitude recently, and has become much more cooperative. 他的态度近来好像转变了，变得合作多了。
I don't like your attitude (= the way you are behaving). 我不喜欢你这种态度。
That boy has a real attitude problem (= behaves in a way that makes it difficult for other people to have a relationship with him or work with him). 那个孩子的态度很成问题。
- More examples
- Her attitude has definitely changed for the better since she started this new job.
- The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
- My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men.
- Middle age can be the prime of life if you have the right attitude.
- He's often been accused of cynicism in his attitude towards politics.
(CONFIDENCE)
[ U ]自信
If you say that someone has attitude, you mean that they are very confident and want people to notice them.
(POSITION)
[ C ] literary姿态，姿势
a position of the body
She lay sprawled across the sofa, in an attitude of complete abandon. 她四肢摊开躺在沙发上，一副完全无拘无束的样子。
Idiom
strike an attitudeidiom formal 摆出某种姿态
to hold your body in a way that suggests a particular quality or feeling
He struck an attitude of offended dignity and marched out of the room. 他摆出一副受了冒犯的高傲姿态，昂首阔步走出房间。