Mentality is a particular way of thinking that a person or a group carries around — a habit of mind, especially one you think is wrong or foolish. We say a siege mentality (the feeling that everyone is against you), a victim mentality, “that old mentality.” When you say “that mentality,” you are often not praising it.

Mentality心態 is a particular way of thinking指的是一種特定的思考方式 that a person or a group carries around一個人或一群人所抱持的 — a habit of mind一種思維習慣, especially one you think is wrong or foolish尤其是你認為不對或愚蠢的那種。We我們 say a siege mentality會說 siege mentality（被圍攻心態） (the feeling that everyone is against you覺得全世界都跟自己作對的感覺), a victim mentality victim mentality（受害者心態）, "that old mentality."或「那種老舊心態」。When you say "that mentality,"當你說「那種心態」時, you你 are often not praising it通常不是在稱讚它

Neutral uses exist (“the mentality of engineers who want a clean design”), but the word easily leans toward “this is how they are, and it is a problem.” It is built from mental + -ity.

Neutral uses中性的用法 exist也是有的 ("the mentality of engineers who want a clean design"像「想要簡潔設計的工程師心態」), but但 the word但這個字 easily leans toward很容易偏向 "this is how they are, and it is a problem."「他們就是這樣，而這是個問題」的語氣。It它 is built from是由 mental + -ity mental 加上 -ity 組成的

French mentalité is a close twin. These days many people prefer mindset when they want a kinder or more fashionable word. Mentality is still common, a bit more formal or critical.

French mentalité法文的 mentalité 是它的近親（意思相近）。These days現在, many people許多人 prefer mindset比較喜歡用 mindset 這個字 when they want a kinder or more fashionable word當他們想要一個比較和善或比較流行的說法時。Mentality Mentality is still common還是很常見, a bit more formal or critical只是比較正式或帶點批評意味

Though actually, it does not mean “how clever you are.” That is intelligence, not mentality. And it is not the slang use of mental for “crazy,” which is unkind and not this noun. Mentality is the shape of the thinking, not the horsepower, and not a word for mental illness.

Though actually不過實際上, it它 does not mean "how clever you are."不是指「你有多聰明」。That這個 is intelligence是 intelligence（智力）, not mentality而不是 mentality。And而且 it它 is not the slang use of mental for "crazy,"也不是俚語裡 mental 拿來說「瘋狂」的那種用法, which那種用法 is unkind and not this noun不友善，也不是這個名詞。Mentality Mentality is the shape of the thinking指的是思考的樣貌, not the horsepower而不是馬力（聰不聰明）, and而且 not a word for mental illness也不是拿來說精神疾病的字

You can talk as if a mentality can shift; that may be hopeful, but it is how the word is used.

You你 can talk as if a mentality can shift可以說得好像心態是能改變的; that這 may be hopeful或許是一種樂觀的說法, but但 it is how the word is used但這確實是這個字被使用的方式