counterintuitive
【违背直觉的,违反常理的】
"Counterintuitive" 是一个形容词,指的是某个概念、现象或行为与直觉相反,或不符合常规的思维和预期。也就是说,某事物看起来似乎不合常理或违背常识,但实际上它是正确的。
常见含义:
- 违背直觉的,违反常理的:
- 用来描述那些让人感到意外或令人困惑的情况,通常这些情况的实际结果与我们常规思维的预期相反。
- 例如:
- It's counterintuitive, but sometimes less sleep can actually help you feel more rested.
(这与直觉相反,但有时睡得少反而能让你感觉更有精神。) - The counterintuitive solution to the problem turned out to be the most effective.
(这个问题的违反直觉的解决方案结果是最有效的。)
- It's counterintuitive, but sometimes less sleep can actually help you feel more rested.
- 与普遍认知或常见观念相对立:
- 指那些常见观念和习惯做法所不理解或不支持的做法。
- 例如:
- The counterintuitive approach to managing stress is not to avoid it, but to embrace it.
(应对压力的违反直觉的方法不是回避它,而是接受它。)
- The counterintuitive approach to managing stress is not to avoid it, but to embrace it.
总结:
- Counterintuitive 描述的是与我们预期的结果相反,或违背直觉和常识的现象或行为。尽管它与直觉相悖,但实际上往往是合理或有效的。