(often derogatory)the characteristic attitude of mind or way of thinking of a person or group (常贬)心态,心性 the yuppie mentality of the eighties. 80年代的雅皮士心态。
[mass noun]the capacity for intelligent thought 智力,智能
语源
late 17th cent. (in the sense 'mental process'): from the adjective mental + -ity. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent