“liminal”的英英意思

单词 liminal
释义 liminal, a.|ˈlɪmɪnəl|
[f. L. līmin-, līmen threshold + -al1.]
a. gen. Of or pertaining to the threshold or initial stage of a process. rare.
b. spec. in Psychol. Of or pertaining to a ‘limen’ or ‘threshold.’
1884Mind July 428 The liminal difficulties cannot be evaded without the most disastrous consequences to the body of the exposition.1884J. Sully Outlines Psychol. v. 114 Every stimulus must reach a certain intensity before any appreciable sensation results. This point is known as the threshold or liminal intensity.1895Titchener Külpe's Outl. Psychol. 243 We may also introduce the concept of the limen, defining the just noticeable deviation from indifference as a liminal pleasantness or unpleasantness.

 

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