Slippery slope is a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things. 

“滑坡效应”指的是一旦开始便难以阻止或驾驭的一系列事件或过程，通常会导致更糟糕、更困难的结果。

 

Telling little fibs leads down a slippery slope to bigger lies -- and our brains adapt to escalating¹ dishonesty, which makes deceit easier, a new study shows. |

根据一项最新研究，撒个小谎往往会导致“滑坡效应”，从而说下更大的谎言。我们的大脑也会适应这种谎越撒越大的情况，使得撒谎变得更容易。

 

“滑坡效应”也被称为“滑坡谬误”，这在生活中很常见。