anticipatory obedience

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A situation where one attempts to predict expectations others (particularly superiors) have, without explicit communication, and to fulfill (or exceed) those expectations. uncountable
    — [The members of the political bureaucracy] displayed what can be described as “preemptive obedience”, the anticipation of what they considered to be their bosses’ wishes and whims. It was an anticipatory obedience encouraged by their superiors and characterized favorably as “vigilance.” The rule of terror […]

词源

Semantic calque of German vorauseilender Gehorsam (literally “running ahead/in front of obediently”). Constructed from anticipatory + obedience.
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