英语热词：生活中的“安慰按钮”placebo button
[p=28, 2, left][size=4][[b]摘要[/b]]按下门铃听到响声；按下自动售货机按钮，饮料就咚咚咚的滚了出来。然而生活中有很多看起来很厉害的按钮实际上是没有任何功能的。安慰按钮指表面上看具备某种功能但实际按下去却没有效果的按钮。[/size][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]按下门铃，就听到响声；按下自动售货机的按钮，饮料就咚咚咚的滚了出来。然而生活中，有很多看起来很厉害的按钮，实际上是没有任何功能的。比如在美国，电梯里都安装了一个“关闭”按钮，这通常是给检修员和应急救援人员使用的，而且只有在插上了一把钥匙时才管用。像这样没有实际功能的按钮叫做安慰按钮。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, center][size=4][/size][/p][size=4][img=640,0]http://img1.gtimg.com/edu/pics/hv1/120/43/2160/140465085.jpg[/img][/size]
[p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]A placebo button is a push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed. Such buttons can be psychologically rewarding to pressers by giving an illusion of control.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]安慰按钮指的是表面上看具备某种功能，但实际按下去却没有效果的按钮。这类按钮能给使用者带来心理上的收获，让人产生控制感。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]They are commonly placed in situations where it would have once been useful to have such a button but the system now proceeds automatically.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]安慰按钮常出现在过去有用，但后来系统实现了自动化的地方。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]In some cases the button may have been functional, but may have failed or been disabled during installation or maintenance or was, in a relatively small number of cases, installed to keep people contented, much in the same way as placebos.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]在一些例子中，这个按钮可能一直在使用中，但可能已经失效，或在安装维修中失去了功能；在少数例子中，安装这种按钮是为了让人们满意，类似于安慰剂。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]Many walk buttons at pedestrian crossings were once functional in New York City, but now serve as placebo buttons.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]纽约市人行横道的很多步行按钮之前曾经有作用，但如今只是安慰按钮。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]It has been reported that the temperature set point adjustment on thermostats in many office buildings in the United States is non-functional, installed to give tenants' employees a similar illusion of control.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]据报道，很多美国办公楼中温度控制器的设置按钮无效，安装按钮只是为了给其中办公的员工带来类似的控制错觉。[/size][/font][/p]
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