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Brainwashing (洗脑) — Chinglish Slang

📌 Quick Overview | 词条速览

Slang Name:Brainwashing

Chinese:洗脑

Type:Oxford Accepted / Chinglish Slang

🔎 Full Meaning | 完整释义

English:
A derogatory term referring to the act of forcibly instilling a single set of ideas, opinions or values into others by means of propaganda, indoctrination, etc., to change their original way of thinking.

中文:
贬义词,指通过宣传、灌输等手段,向他人强行灌输单一的思想、观点或价值观,以改变其原有思维方式的行为。

📜 Origin & Background | 词源与文化背景

Originated from Western political and psychological terms in the mid-20th century, later widely used in daily language to criticize forced ideological indoctrination.
源自20世纪中期西方政治与心理学术语,后广泛用于日常语言,批判强制性的思想灌输。

📖 Example Sentences | 双语实用例句

📌 Example 1
1. We should distinguish between education and brainwashing😊
2. False information is often used for malicious brainwashing
3. Independent thinking can resist harmful brainwashing
4. This kind of extreme propaganda is a typical brainwashing behavior
5. Brainwashing deprives people of the right to think independently
6. We should stay alert to all forms of brainwashing
7. Rational judgment helps us not be brainwashed
8. Brainwashing is usually used to manipulate people’s thoughts

1. 我们要分清教育和洗脑的区别
2. 虚假信息常被用于恶意洗脑
3. 独立思考能抵御有害的洗脑
4. 这种极端宣传是典型的洗脑行为
5. 洗脑剥夺了人们独立思考的权利
6. 我们要警惕各种形式的洗脑
7. 理性判断能让我们不被洗脑
8. 洗脑通常被用于操控他人思想

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