Helsinki syndrome

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释义与例句

n.
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    Stockholm syndrome.

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词源

Probably due to the 1988 film Die Hard in which an ignorant TV expert calls Stockholm syndrome "Helsinki syndrome": * 1988, Jeb Stuart (screenplay), Die Hard: Gail Wallens (a news anchor, live on air): ...author of "Hostage/Terrorist, Terrorist/Hostage, a Study in Duality." Dr. Hasseldorf, what can we expect in the next few hours? Dr. Hasseldorf: Well, Gail, by this time the hostages should be going through the early stages of the Helsinki Syndrome. Harvey Johnson (Gail's co-anchor): As in Helsinki, Sweden? [a crew member facepalms]

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