Cinderella complex

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The situation where a woman has an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others, and thus requires help from some outside force, usually a man.

词形变化

Cinderella complexes plural

词源

From the title of a book by Colette Dowling, The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence (1981). Named after the girl from the fairy-tale Cinderella, who is rescued from her life of poverty and mistreatment by a prince.
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