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马太效应

Mǎ tài xiào yìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Matthew effect
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8e888731dcf4791b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

馬太效應 马太效应 [Ma3 tai4 xiao4 ying4] /Matthew effect/

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Other forms in these source records: 馬太效應

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

  • 太
    tài

    highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely

  • 效
    xiào

    to imitate (variant of 效[xiào]) / effect / efficacy / to imitate

  • 应
    yīng

    to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall

    yìng

    to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with

    Yīng

    surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.