Gratification

分析词义

“Gratification” 是动词 “gratify” 的名词形式。

• 名词 (Noun):
  1. 满足，快感（pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire）。
  2. 使人满足的事物。

列举例句

1. “Children often want instant gratification and find it hard to wait.” (孩子往往想要即时满足，很难学会等待。)
2. “The job offers very little in the way of emotional gratification.” (这份工作几乎不能给人带来情感上的满足感。)
3. “He sought gratification through expensive cars and luxury travel.” (他通过豪车和奢侈旅游来寻求满足感。)

词根分析

• 词根: “gratus” (令人愉快的)。
• 后缀: “-ify” (使…) + “-cation” (名词化)。

词缀分析

• 词根: grati
• 后缀: -fication

文化背景

“Delayed gratification”（延迟满足）是一个著名的心理学概念，源于斯坦福大学的“棉花糖实验”。它指为了更有价值的长远结果而放弃即时满足的能力，被认为是成功的重要特质。

单词变形

• 动词: “gratify” (使满足)
• 形容词: “gratifying” (令人满足的)

记忆辅助

联想 “gratitude” (感激)。当你感到满足（gratification）时，你自然会产生一种感激（gratitude）的情感。

助记故事

“In the world of social media, we are trained to expect instant gratification in the form of likes and comments. But Sarah decided to quit her phone for a month to learn the art of delayed gratification. She spent her time gardening, and after weeks of waiting, the first sprout gave her a level of gratification that no digital notification ever could.” (在社交媒体的世界里，我们被训练得期待以点赞和评论形式出现的即时满足。但莎拉决定戒掉手机一个月，去学习延迟满足的艺术。她把时间花在园艺上，经过几周的等待，第一棵嫩芽带给她的满足感，是任何数字通知都无法比拟的。)

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