话说“妈宝男”及其相关英语表达
2017-08-10辛献云
辛献云
“妈宝男”,也称“妈宝”,是近期很火的一个词语,根据百度百科的解释,“就是什么都听妈妈的,什么都以为妈妈是对的,什么都以妈妈为中心的男人。”不管年龄多大,凡事都离不开妈妈,凡事都要征求妈妈的意见,最常见的口头禅是“妈妈说”。这类男人通常被认为不太成熟,永远是妈妈的乖儿子,在情感上过度依赖妈妈,缺乏自己的主见,即使结了婚,也难以在家庭中承担起丈夫的角色。这类人还有一个贬义色彩更为浓厚的名字,叫“奶嘴男”,一辈子把妈妈当做奶嘴(nipple),无法从精神上断奶(ablactation or being weaned)。广东人还有一个更为形象的称呼,“裙角仔”,好像小孩子出门或撒娇时,总要拉着妈妈的裙角一样,把妈妈当做保护伞。
“妈宝男”在英语中有一个完美对应的称谓,即mamas boy,也叫mummys boy或mothers boy。Wikipedia是这样描写妈宝男的。
A mothers boy, also mummys boy or mamas boy, is a man who is excessively attached to his mother at an age when men are expected to be independent (e.g. live on their own, be economically independent, married to a woman or about to be married).
Wikipedia认为,妈宝男既可能有些女性化或者娘娘腔(effete or effeminate),也可能看起来很有男人气(macho);他可能会出现某种人格障碍(personality disorder),如回避型人格障碍(avoidant personality disorder),从而使妈妈担负起保护伞(caretaker)的角色。
怎样判断一个人是不是妈宝男?如果你的男朋友或老公有以下行为举止(behavior patterns or warning signs),那就要引起注意了。
①He keeps talking to you about his mother.
②He keeps calling his mom daily.
③His mom accompanies you on dates or vacations.
④He completely forgets you when his mom is around.
⑤He seeks his mothers stamp of approval on your relationship.
⑥You cant say anything even slightly negative about his mother.
⑦He avoids confrontation with his mom at all costs but has no problem getting angry with you.
⑧He acts like a man baby when his moms around.
⑨He always takes his mothers side and defends her with “She is my mom.”
以上绝非妈宝男的全部表现,它会体现在生活的方方面面,不胜枚举。不少人把它看做一种心理疾病,称之为“妈宝男综合征”(“Mamas Boy” Syndrome)。在心理学上,人们将这种行为戏称作“彼得·潘综合征”(Peter Pan Syndrome)。彼得·潘是苏格兰剧作家James Barrie所著的戏剧Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up和小说Peter and Wendy中的男主角,是“一个不肯长大的小孩”。在线医学词典syndromespedia.com对Peter Pan Syndrome的定義是:“A fanciful term for a state of unconscious postponement of maturity, characterised by magical thinking, narcissism and chauvinism.”(一种无意识的成熟延迟状态,以奇幻思维、自我迷恋和大男子主义为主要特征。……
