English Dictionary

Madonna-whore complex

名詞

(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly "Madonnas" or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.

日本語の意味

精神分析学上の概念で、男性が女性を理想化した「聖母」と、軽蔑的に扱う「娼婦」という極端な二元論で見る傾向を指す。この認識の二極化が、親密で愛情のある関係の中で安定した性的興奮を維持することを困難にする場合がある。

Clinical psychologists sometimes diagnose the Madonna-whore complex when a man, unable to reconcile desire with commitment, unconsciously divides women into saintly mothers or debased prostitutes.

臨床心理学者は、欲望と献身を両立できず、無意識のうちに女性を聖なる存在か堕落した売春婦かのどちらかとしてしか見られないという心理的コンプレックスを診断することがある。

意味（1）

(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly "Madonnas" or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.

‘Who’s That Knocking at My Door?’ [1967] was a film that dealt with a simple theme, one basic idea—a young guy trying to deal with his madonna-whore complex about women—plus a slight indication of what Little Italy was like.

Madonna-whore complexes （ plural ）