Who told them, their little finger ?

goulnik
January 15, 2009, 06:21 PM posted in General Discussion


2009年01月13日   英文版本

“无名指比食指长的男性更能赚钱”

英国的科学家认为,男性手指的长短可预测他们在金融界工作的成就:无名指比食指长的男交易员赚钱更多。

剑桥大学的约翰·科茨与他的小组的研究对象是伦敦的44名金融市场交易员。

研究员比较了这些交易员在二十个月内的收入,以及他们的无名指和食指的比例。

结果显示,无名指比食指长的一组交易员,比较相反比例的另一组交易员平均多赚11倍。

在这些交易员当中,有人的年薪高达400多万英镑。

睾酮素属于荷尔蒙的一种。科学家认为,胚胎的食指和无名指发育,与胚胎受到多少睾酮素影响有关。男性胚胎的无名指比食指长,显示胚胎受到的睾酮素影响更大。

睾酮素被认为是令人"好斗"和"充满野心"的荷尔蒙。

剑桥大学的科茨说,无名指比食指长的交易员可能是受到睾酮素的影响而更有斗心、更能在高压的市场环境决断,造就他们成功。

此外,比利时的研究员发现,无名指比食指长的男性更不受周围环境的影响。

实验对象先观看一些好斗闯劲的电影,看戏后研究员询问他们愿意给实验中的其他人多少钱。

结果显示,无名指比食指长的这一群实验对象所愿意付出的金钱较少;无名指不及食指长的付出较多。

科学界此前的研究曾显示,无名指-食指比例与竞赛运动的成就有关。

无名指食指长的男性更能赚钱” 无名指 wúmíngzhǐ n. third/ring finger
食指 shízhǐ n. forefinger; index finger
英国的科学家认为,男性手指的长短可预测他们在金融界工作的成就:无名指食指长的男交易员赚钱更多。 金融界 jīnróngjiè n. financial circles
交易员 jiāoyìyuán trader
剑桥大学的约翰·科茨与他的小组研究对象伦敦的44名金融市场交易员 剑桥 Jiànqiáo Cambridge
小组 xiǎozǔ n. group
研究 yánjiū v./n. study; research
金融市场 jīnróng shìchǎng n. money market
研究员比较了这些交易员在二十个月内的收入,以及他们的无名指食指比例 比例 bǐlì n. proportion
结果显示无名指食指长的一组交易员,比较相反比例的另一组交易员平均多赚11倍。 反比例 fǎnbǐlì n. inverse proportion/ratio
平均 píngjūn v. average /n. mean
在这些交易员当中,有人的年薪高达400多万英镑 年薪 niánxīn n. annual salary
睾酮素属于荷尔蒙的一种。科学家认为,胚胎食指无名指发育,与胚胎受到多少睾酮素影响有关。男性胚胎无名指食指长,显示胚胎受到的睾酮素影响更大。 睾酮素 gāotóngsù testosterone
属于 shǔyú v. belong to; be part of
荷尔蒙 hé'ěrméng n. hormone
胚胎 pēitāi n. embryo
发育 fāyù n. growth; development
睾酮素被认为是令人"好斗"和"充满野心"的荷尔蒙 好斗 hàodòu s.v. be warlike/bellicose/scrappy
充满 chōngmǎn r.v. be brimming/permeated with
野心 yěxīn n. wild ambition; careerism
剑桥大学的科茨说,无名指食指长的交易员可能是受到睾酮素的影响而更有斗心、更能在高压市场环境决断,造就他们成功。 高压 gāoyā n. high pressure
环境 huánjìng n. environment; surroundings
决断 juéduàn s.v. firm in making decisions
此外,比利时研究员发现,无名指食指长的男性更不受周围环境的影响。 周围环境 zhōuwéi huánjìng n. surroundings; environment
实验对象先观看一些好斗闯劲的电影,看戏研究询问他们愿意给实验中的其他人多少钱。 实验 shíyàn v./n. experiment; test
闯劲 chuǎngjìn n. pioneering spirit M:股
看戏 kànxì v.o. watch a play
结果显示无名指食指长的这一群实验对象所愿意付出的金钱较少;无名指不及食指长的付出较多。 对象 duìxiàng n. target; object
付出 fùchū r.v. pay; expend
不及 bùjí v. not as good as; inferior to
科学界此前的研究显示无名指-食指比例竞赛运动的成就有关。 竞赛 jìngsài n./v. contest; competition M:场
   
新闻 显示 xiǎnshì v./n. show; display
询问 xúnwèn v. (formally) inquire
周围 zhōuwéi surroundings; all around
地理 英国 Yīngguó Britain; England
比利时 Bǐlìshí Belgium
德国 Déguó Germany
伦敦 Lúndūn London
商业 市场 shìchǎng market
金融 jīnróng n. finance; banking
收入 shōurù n. income
预测 yùcè n./v. forecast
英镑 Yīngbàng n. pound sterling


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goulnik
January 15, 2009, 05:43 PM

...it's all to do with testosterone, not premonition 預感 (yùgǎn)

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kimiik
January 16, 2009, 11:15 AM

Everything you always wanted to know about Digit Ratio :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digit_ratio

and

http://www.human-nature.com/nibbs/02/manning.html

We could see some kind of racist background to all this studies : "The variation appears to be related to latitude, such that more northerly populations have higher digit ratios."

 

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kimiik
January 15, 2009, 06:47 PM

无名指 (Wikipedia)

" 在中文中,因为其他四只手指都有其名字,但第四只手指则没有,所以便被称为无名指。"  ;o)

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changye
January 16, 2009, 01:28 AM

Probably most common Chinese finger names are as follows,

大拇指 (= 拇指) thumb
食指 forefinger
中指 (= 中拇指, colloquial) middle finger
无名指 ring finger
小指 little finger

It seems that 季指 is a rather archaic name for the little finger. “” means not only "season" but also "the fourth, the last, the last stage, etc".

There is an interesting Chinese phrase, 伯仲叔季 (bo2 zhong4 shu1 ji4), and this indicates the pecking order of brothers, namely 伯(eldest)仲(second)叔(third)季(youngest son).

The same goes for winners' order, 冠军 (champion), 亚军 (second place), and 季军 (third place). Incidentally, 春 means the third (last) month of spring, i.e. March in Chinese lunar chalendar. And 春, of course, means "spring". 

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pearltowerpete
January 16, 2009, 02:42 AM

Hi changye

You reminded me of a phrase for a "photo-finish" or where two competitors are very evenly matched:

伯仲难分

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changye
January 16, 2009, 04:00 AM

Hi pete,

The word "伯仲" is a somewhat big word, and it's mainly used in written Chinese. On the other hand, in Japanese, it's often used even in conversation. I hear that Chinese people who learn Japanese sometimes get surprised to come across this kind of Japanese words.

Modern Japanese still preserves not only ancient readings of Chinese characters but also archaic Chinese words and usages. And this is the reason that Japanese people can read classical Chinese without too much difficulty. (Of course, it's not so easy, though.)

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goulnik
January 15, 2009, 05:53 PM

the other fingers :

大拇指 dàmuzhǐ thumb

中拇指 zhōng(mu)zhǐ middle finger

季指 jìzhǐ little finger

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changye
January 16, 2009, 04:24 AM

Hi pete,

This Wiki article about the fourth digit is worth reading. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_finger

Incidentally, my ring fingers are longer than forefingers, but unfortunately the law doesn't seem to be applied to me, haha.

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pearltowerpete
January 16, 2009, 04:39 AM

Hi changye,

The good news is I can stretch out my ring finger on its own.

The bad news is, I'm certainly not making 11 times the industry average ;-)

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kimiik
January 16, 2009, 09:05 AM

As the big majority of men's ring fingers are longer than the index fingers, this opportunist survey on 44 people will bring the readers to feel empathy with the traders.

But there's a more interesting survey on 720 men and women showing that finger length may be an indication of sexual orientation. Btw, that's funny how this one seems to be terribly true for women.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/695142.stm

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goulnik
January 16, 2009, 10:52 AM

I find this highly surrealistic, really wondering how people even come up with the idea to check such things...

The other question is, in the picture below from kimiik's link, the comparison is not between finger length as such, but how far the fingers stretch forward. Finger length proper would have to be measured from the joint to the tip of the finger. This is different because the joints aren't aligned

male / female finger comparison

incidentally, my hand matches the female example, should I worry ?

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pearltowerpete
January 16, 2009, 04:07 AM

Hi changye

Fascinating. Another cultural tidbit, I had a Finnish classmate who revealed that the Finnish word for "ring finger" means "nameless finger," i.e. 无名指. Coincidence?