shallowing hypothesis的理解 - 柯帕斯英语网

5 shallowing hypothesis的理解

But equally important is the mental aspect. Reading researchers have proposed a theory called “shallowing hypothesis (假说).” According to this theory, people approach digital texts with a mindset suited to social media, which are often not so serious, and devote less mental effort than when they are reading print.

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shallowing hypothesis 中的shallow 是动词吧？我怎么在词典上没有查到啊？比如在最新出版的牛津第8版也没有查到。