英语新词：有问必答的“男性回答综合征”

　　一群朋友在一起聊天，无论别人提什么问题，总有一个人抢着回答，虽然，他的回答可能并不是很靠谱。嗯，身边这样“无所不知”的人还真是不少呢!他们是不是都患了“男性回答综合征”啊?

　　有问必答的“男性回答综合征”

　　Male answer syndrome¹(MAS)is the tendency for some men to answer a question even when they don't know the answer.

　　“男性回答综合征”指部分男性听到有人提问题就想回答，无论是否真的知道答案。

　　Try an experiment. Ask a male friend a question, something completely outside his sphere of expertise².

　　来做个试验，问你的男性朋友一个问题，而且是完全在他知识范围以外的问题。

　　Will you get an answer? Chances are, you will. The male friend is exhibiting behavior known as Male Answer Syndrome. It's the compulsion by many individuals (mostly men, but sometimes women) to answer questions readily, regardless of knowledge.

　　他会回答吗?很可能会的。这位男性朋友表现出的就是“男性回答综合征”。这是很多人(大部分是男性，有时也有女性)都有的一种强迫性冲动，遇到有人提问题，无论是否了解，都想要要回答一下。

　　Psychologists tell us it's a form of "male display behavior" and is a subtle method of attracting females. "Men have the courage and inventiveness to try to explain the inexplicable³." A man may even start to believe his own baloney. This might account, in part, for the disproportionate number of men over women actively⁴ successful in the arts.

　　心理学家告诉我们，这是“男性表现行为”的一种形式，同时也是吸引女性的一种巧妙手段。心理学家认为，“男性有勇气和创造力去试图解释难以理解的事物。”而且，男性甚至会相信自己的胡扯。这也许可以从某种角度解释为什么在艺术领域获得成功的男性比女性多。

1 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

2 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

3 inexplicable   

adj.无法解释的，难理解的

参考例句：

• It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.当时对这一事态发展的错误理解究竟是怎么产生的，现在已经无法说清楚了。
• There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科学还无法解释。

4 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。