湖边社【每日一词】hive mind - n.蜂巢思维,集体意识
Definition: n.,variants or less commonly hivemind
1: the collective mental activity expressed in the complex, coordinated behavior of a colony of social insects (such as bees or ants) regarded as comparable to a single mind controlling the behavior of an individual organism
The tiny bees in a hive are more or less unaware of their colony, but their collective hive mind transcends their small bee minds.—Sven Birkerts and Kevin Kelly
2: the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioning together as a single mind
… Mindy Kaling asks her Twitter followers for the best dinner spots in cities she's visiting. Generally, people trust that feedback from the hive mind is correct and well-informed. —Sarah Z. Wexler
While the building was being renovated, Jackson and his wife turned the design of the studio kitchen over to the hive mind of the staff. —Mark Healy
… It's just not rational to believe that people are able to read, let alone understand, all the privacy policies …. Instead, users now rely on the Internet hivemind to know if a particularly egregious privacy change is afoot. —Andrea Peterson
Examples of hive mind in a Sentence
1 The hive mind weighed in with their favorite tips and tricks.—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
2 In the game, Peter becomes entangled with Venom, a murderous alien symbiote with a frightening hive mind. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
3 In the hive mind’s estimation, Trump was obviously connected to the Kremlin, and any suggestion made by any person — however patently ridiculous — was folded into that assumption without delay. —Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 6 Oct. 2023