Helsinki syndrome
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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Stockholm syndrome.
— "It's called Helsinki Syndrome.” Dr. Pantu said to the Doctor over the telephone. “The kidnapped, or hostages, begin to identify with their captors."
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Probably due to the 1988 film Die Hard in which an ignorant TV expert calls Stockholm syndrome "Helsinki syndrome":
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1988, Jeb Stuart (screenplay), Die Hard:
Gail Wallens (a news anchor, live on air): ...author of "Hostage/Terrorist, Terrorist/Hostage, a Study in Duality." Dr. Hasseldorf, what can we expect in the next few hours?
Dr. Hasseldorf: Well, Gail, by this time the hostages should be going through the early stages of the Helsinki Syndrome.
Harvey Johnson (Gail's co-anchor): As in Helsinki, Sweden?
[a crew member facepalms]
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1988, Jeb Stuart (screenplay), Die Hard:
Gail Wallens (a news anchor, live on air): ...author of "Hostage/Terrorist, Terrorist/Hostage, a Study in Duality." Dr. Hasseldorf, what can we expect in the next few hours?
Dr. Hasseldorf: Well, Gail, by this time the hostages should be going through the early stages of the Helsinki Syndrome.
Harvey Johnson (Gail's co-anchor): As in Helsinki, Sweden?
[a crew member facepalms]
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