subliminal
subliminal — 形容詞
- subliminalpositive
- more subliminalcomparative
- most subliminalsuperlative
1. describing something that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, or actions with
潛意識的
讓人不知不覺受到影響的
describing something that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, or actions without the person being aware of it
The shop played subliminal ocean sounds, and customers bought more seafood without knowing why.
店裡播放潛意識的海浪聲，顧客不知不覺買了更多海鮮。
subliminal + noun: subliminal sounds
Fatima's subliminal distrust of loud voices came from her strict childhood home.
Fatima 對大嗓門的潛意識不信任，源自她嚴格的家教環境。
A subliminal flicker of fear crossed Hassan's face before he smiled at the guests.
Hassan 臉上閃過一絲潛意識的恐懼，隨即對賓客露出笑容。
Dr. Nakamura flashed a subliminal happy face for fifteen milliseconds, and the volunteers rated the dull photos more warmly.
Nakamura 博士以十五毫秒的速度閃現潛意識的笑臉，受試者對那些平淡照片的評價便更正面了。
Priya felt a subliminal sadness each time she passed the old railway station.
Priya 每次經過那座舊火車站，都會感到一陣潛意識的悲傷。
- subconscious
broader and less technical; refers to any mental process outside awareness, not specifically below the threshold of perception
- unconscious
stronger — describes thoughts or feelings completely outside awareness, often with a clinical tone
- imperceptible
focuses on being impossible to detect by the senses, not on the influence something has
文法句型
subliminal + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (HIDDEN PERSUASION), which is specifically about deliberate attempts to influence people through advertising or media. This sense covers any influence below conscious awareness, whether intentional or not.
常見錯誤
2. describing messages or signals in advertising and media that are designed to aff
隱性暗示的
藏在廣告裡悄悄說服人的
describing messages or signals in advertising and media that are designed to affect how people think or act, without those people knowing
Elena was shocked to find subliminal dollar signs hidden in the restaurant's menu design.
Elena 震驚地發現，餐廳菜單的設計中悄悄藏了隱性暗示的美元符號。
subliminal + noun: subliminal dollar signs
The drink company hid subliminal skull images in the ice cubes shown on their posters.
那家飲料公司在海報的冰塊照片中藏了隱性暗示的骷髏圖像。
A subliminal voice whispering 'buy it' played beneath the music in the store.
店裡音樂底下藏著一道隱性暗示的低語聲，反覆說著「買吧」。
Dimitri's research exposed subliminal political slogans flashed during the evening news broadcast.
Dimitri 的研究揭露了晚間新聞廣播中閃現的隱性暗示政治口號。
The film studio placed subliminal popcorn images in the movie to boost snack sales.
電影公司在影片中置入隱性暗示的爆米花圖像，以提高零食銷量。
- covert
focuses on being deliberately hidden, without the psychological dimension of 'below consciousness'
- hidden
more general; anything concealed, not necessarily below the threshold of perception
- subconscious
broader term covering all mental activity below awareness; less specific to advertising contexts
文法句型
subliminal + message / advertising / image
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively about advertising, marketing, and media messages. The subject is typically a message, image, or signal deliberately designed to bypass conscious awareness. Unlike sense 1, this always implies intent to persuade or manipulate.