''bend someone's mind to somebody '' 點解?

Question

''bend someone's mind to somebody '' 點解?

Answer 1

"bend someone's mind" 是改變他人的想法. 「改變想法」最常見的用詞是 change one's mind, 而用 bend 「屈曲」是指要花費功夫去 (例如: 威迫利誘) 或「夾硬」改變他人的想法, 並不是該人自發地改變心意.
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"bend someone's mind to somebody" 我沒有聽過. "bend someone's mind to somebody's will" 則是指改變他人的想法來迎合另一個人的意願, 有點擺佈他人的意思. 例如: Mother is always trying to bend our mind to her will 即是說「母親時常都想左右我們的思想(來迎合她的意願).」

2006-11-28 15:10:44 補充：
One needn't bend one's mind to believe what one disbelieves.

Answer 2

我相信第二位回答者的可信性較高, 雖然字典或顯示兩個解釋都有可能. dictionary.com 的例句如下:

2.to direct or turn in a particular direction: to bend one's energies to the task. 3.to cause to submit or yield: to bend someone to one's will.

5.to incline mentally (usually fol. by to or toward): bending his thoughts back toward his childhood.

2006-11-28 16:30:14 補充：
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Answer 3

Bend his mind... = 他專心於...
在此句語中bend不解做彎曲或改變. Bend someone's mind is a phrase.
Johnny bent his mind to the job.