anticipatory obedience

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A situation where one attempts to predict expectations others (particularly superiors) have, without explicit communication, and to fulfill (or exceed) those expectations.

    不可数

    After the German elections of 1932 […] or the Czechoslovak elections of 1946, where communists were victorious, the next crucial step was anticipatory obedience. Because enough people in both cases voluntarily extended their services to the new leaders,[…] [they] realized that they could move quickly toward a full regime change.

词源

Semantic calque of German vorauseilender Gehorsam (literally “running ahead/in front of obediently”). Constructed from anticipatory + obedience.

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