echo chamber 回声筒

时间:2010-11-02 01:49:25

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不管到哪里,身边可能都会有这么一类人,他们最常说的一个词是“是的”,最常说的一句话是“我完全同意”。当然,这些话主要是对领导说的。反正,领导说什么都能从他们那里得到完全一致的反馈,难怪外国人管这些人叫echo chamber1(回声筒)呢。

Echo chamber refers to a person who totally, obsequiously2 agrees with everything another person says, just like an echo chamber that is used to produce echoing sounds, usually for recording3 purposes.

这里的“回声筒”指的是某人为了献媚而完全同意另一个人所说的一切,就像录音时用来制造回声效果的回声筒一样。

For example:

During the meeting my boss Jeremy calls on Jason, who’s a well-known management echo chamber to ask if Jason thinks the Company’s new and much stricter Internet policy is a fair one.

开会的时候,我的老板杰瑞米让杰森发表意见,问他公司新推出的更加严格的网络政策是否公平,我们都知道杰森是管理层的“回声筒”。


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1 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
2 obsequiously 09ac939bd60863e6d9b9fc527330e0fb     
参考例句:
  • You must guard against those who fawn upon you and bow obsequiously before you! 对阿谀奉承、点头哈腰的人要格外警惕! 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • When everyone saw the mayor, they all bowed obsequiously – he was the only exception. 所有人见到市长都点头哈腰,只有他是个例外。 来自互联网
3 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

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