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Matthew effect

  • created sense approved 马太效应/馬太效應 · mǎ​tài​xiào​yìng · Matthew effect — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    Matthew effect

    The sociological phenomenon where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, specifically in terms of social prestige and resources. This term is derived from the [[圣经|聖經|sheng4 jing1]] where it is said that those who have more will be given more, and those who have little will have it taken away.

    马太 (literal) → 马太/馬太 · mǎ​tài · Matthew 效应 (literal) → 效应/效應 · xiào​yìng · social effect

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