ATTITUDE    態度

RELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT.
VIEWVIEWPOINTOUTLOOKPERSPECTIVESTANCESTANDPOINTPOSITIONINCLINATIONTEMPERORIENTATIONAPPROACHREACTIONOPINIONIDEASCONVICTIONSFEELINGSTHINKING
Old Chinese Criteria
[COLLECTIVE/INDIVIDUAL] [GENERAL/SPECIFIC] [LASTING/TEMPORARY] [PRECISE/VAGUE] 1. The general word for the attitude of an individual or of a group of people is xīn 心, and the attitude denoted by this word may change in the course of time. [GENERAL], [VAGUE] 2. Sù 素 is a basic attitude which is part of a single person's nature. This kind of attitude may change in extreme cases but is regarded as highly stable. [INDIVIDUAL], [LASTING] 3. Tài 態 is a manifested personal or public attitude by an individual or a group which is taken to be momentary or temporary and there is no suggestion that it is essential to the person who has it. [TEMPORARY]
Modern Chinese Criteria
態度 is the general modern word for an attitude, both physical and psychological. 姿態 focusses on the physical aspect of an attitude. 神態 focusses on the way an psychological attitude manifests itself. 情態 focusses on the emotional base of an attitude. 意態 focusses on the behavioural manifestation of an attitude in demeanour, and the word is marginal in the group. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
Hyponym
  • COURAGEnew-6ba23da8-055c-4664-a23d-a8055c566492 VIRTUE OR ATTITUDE of DARING to ACT:carry-out DANGEROUS BUT NECESSARY ACTS. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • BELIEVE ATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE. (anc: 6/0, child: 15)
  • PERSPECTIVE ATTITUDE OF LOOKING AT A GROUP OF THINGS FROM ONE SINGLE POINT IN SPACE. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
See also
  • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
Hypernym
  • RELATION FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • FEATURE ABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE. (anc: 3/0, child: 19)
  • OBJECT [NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 3.990

    HALTUNG

  • Words (12 items)

      xīn OC: slɯm MC: sim 71 Attributions

    The general word for the attitude of an individual or of a group of people is xīn 心, and the attitude denoted by this word may change in the course of time. [GENERAL], [VAGUE]

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 貳 / 二/DISLOYAL The standard word for disloyalty is èr 貳/二.
    • Epithet: 民/PEOPLE The dominant current general word for the people is mín 民 (ant. jūn 君 "ruler"), and this term refers to the people particularly insofar as they are ruled by a ruler or belong to a state.
    • Contrast: 意/INTEND Yì 意 stresses the subjective aspect of planning and desiring to do something, involved in an intention to do something.

      Syntactic words
    • nab(post-N)psychologicalthe attitude of the contextually determinate NCH
    • nab.post-Nmindset, typical inclinations of an N; attitude of an N; attitude of the N; attitude typical of the N
    • nab.post-Nattitude of N
    • nab.post-Nabpsychattitude of mind prone to Nab; psychological inclination towards Nab; primary inclination towards Nab
    • nab.post-Vattitude leading to V-ingLZ
    • nab.post-V{NUM}psychframe of mind > 億萬心, 一心 mentality; preferences; psychological attitude; inclination; motivation; motives[Note that this meaning sometimes does verge towards nab-disp.]
    • nab[post-Npro]reflexiveown attitudeCH
    • nadVwith an attitude of
    天心  tiān xīn MC: then sim OC: lʰiin slɯm 10 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • NPabthe mindset/spirit of (personalised) HeavenCH
    用心  yòng xīn OC: k-loŋs slɯm MC: ji̯oŋ sim 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychthe attitude one takes; psychological technique one uses
      tài OC: nʰɯɯs MC: thəi 4 Attributions

    Tài 態 is a manifested personal or public attitude by an individual or a group which is taken to be momentary or temporary and there is no suggestion that it is essential to the person who has it. [TEMPORARY]

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychattitude of mind
    小心  xiǎo xīn MC: sjewX sim OC: smewʔ slɯm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPipsychtend to think of things in modest, almost timid termsLZ
    大心  dà dài xīn MC: dajH sim OC: daads slɯm 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPipsychtend to think of things in bold terms, tend to far-reaching intentionsLZ
      yì OC: qɯɡs MC: ʔɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychattitude of mind, mood, frame of mind, way of thinking
      sù OC: saas MC: suo̝ 2 Attributions

    Sù 素 is a basic attitude which is part of a single person's nature. This kind of attitude may change in extreme cases but is regarded as highly stable. [INDIVIDUAL], [LASTING]

      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychtrue basic attitudes
    陰情  yīn qíng OC: qrɯm dzeŋ MC: ʔim dziɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychsecret real attitudes and feelings
    異心  yì xīn OC: p-lɯɡs slɯm MC: jɨ sim 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabpsychdeviant attitude; unorthodox points of view
    民意  mín yì MC: mjin 'iH OC: min qɯɡs 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • NPabattitudes of the people; ideas of the people.CH
      qì OC: khɯds MC: khɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nabpsychdynamic attitude, dynamic propensity