emotional quotient
emotional quotient — 名詞
1. the personal skill of noticing your own feelings, reading other people's feeling
情緒商數
覺察並妥善處理情緒的能力
the personal skill of noticing your own feelings, reading other people's feelings, and acting wisely on what you notice — for example, calming yourself when angry or sensing when a friend is upset.
Yael handled the tense meeting calmly, which her boss said showed a strong emotional quotient.
Yael 冷靜地應對緊張的會議，她的主管說這顯示她具備很強的情緒商數。
collocation: show a strong emotional quotient
Good teachers often have a high emotional quotient and notice when a student is struggling silently.
好老師通常擁有很高的情緒商數，能注意到默默掙扎的學生。
collocation: have a high emotional quotient
Owen apologised to his sister after his coach told him to work on his emotional quotient.
教練告訴 Owen 要加強他的情緒商數後，他向妹妹道歉。
The training programme helps nurses develop their emotional quotient when dealing with frightened patients.
這個訓練課程幫助護理師在面對驚慌病患時提升自己的情緒商數。
- emotional intelligence
more common in everyday speech; same idea but used more often than 'emotional quotient'
- social intelligence
wider scope — covers reading group dynamics, not just one-to-one emotions
文法句型
have/show + (high/low) + emotional quotient
develop + emotional quotient
用法筆記
Object of verbs like 'have', 'show', 'develop', or 'improve'. Often modified by 'high' or 'low'. Frequently shortened to 'EQ' in everyday writing, especially in business and education contexts.
常見錯誤
2. a number from a test that tries to show how well a person can notice and handle
情商分數
測驗得出的情緒能力分數
a number from a test that tries to show how well a person can notice and handle feelings, in the same way an IQ score tries to show thinking ability.
The clinic measures each new employee's emotional quotient with a short online questionnaire.
這間診所用一份簡短的線上問卷測量每位新員工的情緒商數。
collocation: measure someone's emotional quotient
Valentina's emotional quotient was higher than her IQ score, which surprised her parents.
Valentina 的情緒商數比她的智商分數還高，讓她的父母很驚訝。
pattern: subject's emotional quotient + was + comparison
Some psychologists argue that an emotional quotient cannot be measured as reliably as an IQ.
有些心理學家認為情緒商數無法像智商那樣被可靠地測量。
Putri scored in the top ten percent on the company's emotional quotient test last spring.
Putri 去年春天在公司的情緒商數測驗中名列前百分之十。
文法句型
measure/test + emotional quotient
(somebody's) emotional quotient + is + (number/level)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 refers to a numerical result on a test, while sense 1 refers to the underlying ability itself. Often paired with verbs like 'measure', 'test', or 'score'.