1873, "below the threshold" (of consciousness or sensation), formed from Latin stem of sublime (Latin limen, genitive liminis) + -al (1)). Apparently a loan-translation of German unter der Schwelle (des Bewusstseins) "beneath the threshold (of consciousness)," from Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776-1841), author of a textbook on psychology published in 1824. The scare over subliminal advertising came in 1957. Related: Subliminally.
实用例句
1. Colour has a profound, though often subliminal influence on our senses and moods.
颜色会极大地影响我们的感官和情绪，而这种影响常常是潜意识的。
来自辞典例句
2. Maybe they're getting it on a subliminal level.
也许他们会在潜意识里这么以为.
来自电影对白
3. The subliminal data can be from a prerecorded or live signal.
潜意识信息能来自于预先录制的,或者活体信号.
来自互联网
4. NSA's Subliminal Posthypnotic Scripts outlines exactly how this is done.
《》介绍如何实现.
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5. The soft sell approach gets to consumers in a subliminal way.