研究解釋爲何男性不喜歡聰明的女性

Research suggests that when it comes to choosing a romantic partner, men are actively turned off by intelligence – and can only overcome this massive obstacle if they find the woman particularly attractive.
研究表明，當說到選擇一個浪漫的伴侶時，男性會受到對方智力的極大影響--只有當他們發現女性十分迷人的時候這一巨大障礙才能被克服。

Scientists from the Warsaw School of Economics in Poland studied the results of more than 4,000 speed-dates where around 560 people had four minutes to get to know potential partners. The participants, all students from Columbia University in New York, then rated each other for attractiveness and intelligence.
波蘭華沙經濟學院的科學家研究過4000個閃電約會的結果，其中約560人會花4分鐘去了解潛在的伴侶。參與者都是紐約哥倫比亞大學的學生，他們通過魅力和智力來評價對方。

Women were impressed by men who were either good-looking or clever. But the male view of what makes the perfect date was far more complicated.
女性會因男性的帥氣或聰明留下印象。但是男性就什麼促成完美約會的想法則要複雜得多。

Men put more of a premium on physical appearance and being relatively clever helped very attractive women stand out from the crowd.
男性更爲看重外表，相對聰明會有助於相當有魅力的女性脫穎而出。

The study, in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, states: 'While seeking partners, women do not exclude men who are perceived as less physically attractive. Even those men who are not perceived by women as physically attractive may receive positive speed-dating decisions, if only those men seem intelligent. Males demonstrate a clearly different approach to mate selection. In men's perception, for relatively high values of women's perceived intelligence, this personal trait turns out to be bad.'
刊登在《個性與個體差異》雜誌上的研究表明：“在尋覓伴侶時，女性不會排除那些外表看起來不那麼吸引人的男性。如果他們很聰明得話，即使是那些被女性認爲外表沒有魅力的男性也有可能收到閃電約會的邀請。男性在選擇伴侶時卻不以爲然。他們認爲女性較高的智力會成爲不利的的個人品質。”

Relationships expert Pauline Brown said: 'This study fits in with what I'm observing and hearing: Clever women feel they have to dumb themselves down and hide their brains to be attractive to men.'
兩性關係專家波林·布朗表示：“此項研究與我的所見所聞相符合：爲了取悅男性，聰明的女性感覺她們不得不使自己通俗化，同時還得掩飾自己的智力。”

The Glasgow-based counsellor added: 'A clever woman may make a man feel insecure; he might question whether he can keep her interested because intelligence implies broad horizons, high expectations and a natural curiosity.'
這位格拉斯哥籍的顧問補充說道：“聰明的女性可能會使男性沒有安全感；他可能會質疑自己能否獲得她的芳心，因爲智力意味着廣闊的視野，高期望和天生的好奇心。”