subliminal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
[ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩]|[səˈblɪm.ɪ.nl̩]    /səˈblɪm.ɪ.nəl/|[səˈblɪm.ɪ.nl̩]|/ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/|[ˌsabˈlɪm.ɪ.nl̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Chiefly preceded by the: something which is below the limen or threshold of conscious perception.
  2. Chiefly preceded by the: the subconscious (dated) or unconscious self.
  3. An advertisement, a message, etc., which is conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. broadly
  4. An audio or video recording, often consisting of ambient music or white noise with hidden affirmations, intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener through repetition. Internet
    — She spent all night listening to a subliminal to change her eye color.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced.
  2. Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious.
  3. Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. broadly

词形变化

more subliminal comparative most subliminal superlative sub-liminal alternative subliminals plural

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*upó
The adjective is derived from sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) (from Latin līminālis, from līmen (“doorstep, threshold; doorway, entrance; beginning, commencement”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”)) + *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns)). The English word is borrowed from German subliminal, or a calque of German unterschwellig (“subliminal”, literally “beneath the threshold”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
词源 2
PIE word
*upó
The adjective is derived from sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) (from Latin līminālis, from līmen (“doorstep, threshold; doorway, entrance; beginning, commencement”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”)) + *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns)). The English word is borrowed from German subliminal, or a calque of German unterschwellig (“subliminal”, literally “beneath the threshold”).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
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