at‧ti‧tude S2 W1 AC / ætətjud, ætɪtjud $ -tud / 名词
1 [可数和不可数名词] the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour :
As soon as they found out I was a doctor, their whole attitude changed.
attitude to/towards
The people have a very positive attitude to life.
2 [不可数名词] informal a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think
with attitude
a coat with attitude
— attitudinal / ætətjud ə nəl, ætɪtjud ə nəl $ -tu- / 形容词
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
good/bad a lazy student with a bad attitude
positive/negative A positive attitude is essential if you want to be successful. | Many teenagers have a very negative attitude towards cooking.
relaxed On Bali, there is a healthier, more relaxed attitude to life.
favourable (= having a good opinion of something or someone ) Older people tend to have a favourable attitude to the police.
critical (= showing you disagree with or disapprove of someone or something ) People’s attitude towards US foreign policy has become increasingly critical.
ambivalent (= not sure if you approve of something ) The public have a rather ambivalent attitude towards science.
cavalier (= very careless, especially about something serious or important ) his cavalier attitude to the truth
patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) complaints about patronising attitudes towards women
aggressive/hostile (= showing anger ) Their attitude suddenly became more aggressive.
public attitudes/people’s attitudes Public attitudes have changed.
political attitudes a survey of people’s political attitudes
mental attitude There is a strong connection between health and mental attitude.
sb’s whole attitude His whole attitude seemed different.
the general attitude His general attitude to our situation was unsympathetic.
动词
have/take/adopt an attitude Not everyone takes a positive attitude towards modern art.
sb’s attitude changes As you get older, your attitude changes.
an attitude exists This attitude no longer exists in the church.
sb’s attitude hardens (= they feel less sympathy and they want to be stricter or firmer ) People’s attitudes towards sex offenders have hardened.
短语
an attitude of mind British English (= a way of thinking ) Being young is simply an attitude of mind.
somebody has an attitude problem (= someone is not helpful or pleasant to be with ) Some of the male students have a real attitude problem.
THESAURUS
opinion what you think about something or someone : People didn’t usually ask his opinion about anything. | She has rather a low opinion of young people.
view your opinion about a serious or important issue : She has strong views about education. | In my view , footballers are paid too much.
point of view your opinion, especially when this is influenced by the situation you are in : From a farmer’s point of view, foxes are a nuisance. | It all depends on your point of view.
position the official opinion of a government, political party, or someone in authority : The Prime Minister has made his position perfectly clear. | The party has changed its position on nuclear weapons.
attitude your opinions and feelings about something or someone, especially when this shows in your behaviour : My parents and I have very different attitudes to life. | It was his attitude to women that shocked me.
school of thought an opinion that one group of people have about a subject, especially when this is different from that of another group : There is one school of thought that says that coffee is addictive and is therefore a bad thing. | There are two schools of thought on this.