我們的周圍有很多特別有主見的人,對別人的言行向來置之不理;也有那麼一些人不怎麼在意自己的想法,一味隨大流,大家的方向就是自己的方向。有時候感覺這些喜歡隨大流的人就像羊羣一樣,牧羊人的鞭子指向哪裏,它們就往哪裏走。難怪英文裏會出現sheeple這個詞來形容他們呢。
Sheeple is a portmanteau created by combining the words "sheep" and "people”, originating in the United States. It refers to people who are meek, easily persuaded, and tend to follow the crowd.
Sheeple是由sheep和people兩個詞組合而成的,最初源於美國,指那些順從、容易被勸服又喜歡跟隨大衆的人。
來看個例句:
You are a bunch of sheeples if you really believe we are ever going to see a dime of that $700 billion bailout come back to the taxpayers.