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单词 self-fulfilling prophecy
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self-fulfilling prophecy
noun[C]
uk
/ˌself.fʊlˌfɪl.ɪŋ ˈprɒf.ə.si/us
/ˌself.fʊlˌfɪl.ɪŋ ˈprɑː.fə.si/
something that youcausetohappenby saying andexpectingthat it willhappen
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  • automatically
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(Definition ofself-fulfilling prophecyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

a self-fulfilling prophecy| American Dictionary

a self-fulfilling prophecy

idiom
asituationin which somethinghappensbecause youexpectedor said it wouldhappen:
Salespredictionsdeterminehow abookispublished, and apredictionofpoorsalesis often a self-fulfillingprophecy.
(Definition ofa self-fulfilling prophecyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-fulfilling prophecy

self-fulfilling prophecy
However, this can becomeaself-fulfillingprophecyunless we at least consider them.
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There was, he thought, a selfreinforcing cycle in which low trust by the family in non-family executives becameaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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The latter became part ofaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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First, the presentation of script information before the experiment can act asaself-fulfillingprophecy, because scripts are seldom value-neutral.
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This led to relatively limited opportunities for skills development among older workers - the perception becameaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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This in itself shows why a negative attitude to ageing can easily becomeaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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The danger ofaself-fulfillingprophecyeffect is even more apparent in tasks which use performance-related payment.
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Second, if she does attend, the anticipatory anxiety may turn out to beaself-fulfillingprophecy, in that anxiety increases sensitivity to painful stimulation.
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Although future life experiences might alter these patterns, the pattern itself operates inaself-fulfillingprophecyto be selfreinforcing, thus increasing its stability across the life span.
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As such, however shortlived its influence on others during 1917, for the party at least, the ' franchise factor ' seems to have functioned, in effect, asaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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If lower expectations result in actually meeting fewer people and receiving less support from others, and thus serve asaself-fulfillingprophecy, feelings of social loneliness may be stronger.
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It's more likeaself-fulfillingprophecy!
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The idea that realism isaself-fulfillingprophecyis consistent with a growing constructivist literature asserting that agents and the structures they inhabit are mutually constituted.
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The research becameaself-fulfillingprophecy.
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Information, or misinformation, from anonymous sources must be consigned to the dustbin lest it becomesaself-fulfillingprophecy, which is always a danger.
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