Ever wondered why a relationship may have ended on the wrong note? The answer could be quite simple: it's because of your taste in music. Music actually predicts sexual attraction, according to a recent study.

你可曾想过自己的恋情为何会无果而终？答案可能非常简单：你的音乐品味出了问题。最新一项研究显示，音乐品味会波及你的魅力指数。

Before that, researchers duo North and Hargraves say that music functions as a "badge" which people use to not only judge others but at the same time, to express their own ideas. For example the child who wants to appear rebellious¹ picks music that seems like it's made by people who rebel.

此前研究人员诺斯和哈格雷夫斯称音乐好似“标识卡”，人们借此来评价他人，同时表达自己的观点。比如一个孩子想表现得离经叛道一点，于是他会选择那些听来出自叛逆者之手的音乐来听。

Some researchers also believe that rock is associated with social awareness² and rebelliousness³ while pop is connected to values about gender⁴ roles and conformity⁵. Scholars Rentfrow and Gosling discovered that people who like blues⁶, jazz, classical, and folk are liberal and more open to experiences.

另外一些研究人员还认为，摇滚音乐代表了社会认知能力和反叛精神，而流行音乐则同性别角色以及大家一致的价值观息息相关。学者雷特弗洛和格斯林发现，喜欢蓝调、爵士、古典以及民乐者更加宽容大度，且愿意尝试不同的生活。

A new study published in the Communication Research journal claimed that a woman's devotion to country music diminishes her attractiveness to a potential male mate and a man's interest in country music make him less attractive to women.

而最近一个刊登在《交际期刊》的研究声称，一个女人如若喜欢乡村音乐，其在潜在男性伴侣的眼中便会魅力大减，而男人对于乡村音乐的爱好也会让他在女性眼里不那么耀眼。

But devotion to classical music and heavy metal rock has a different effect depending on if you're a man or a woman. Fascination⁷ with heavy metal rock greatly enhanced the appeal of men, but it proved detrimental⁸ to that of women. Adoration⁹ of classical music produced the reverse consequences, according to the study. It also found that men were more strongly attracted to women with whom they shared musical tastes.

但是对于古典音乐和重金属音乐的热衷则会产生不同影响，这要看爱好者是男性还是女性。对重金属的迷恋可极大提升男性魅力，但会对女性魅力造成不利。而研究显示，对古典音乐的崇拜产生的结果则刚好相反。研究还发现男性对于那些和自己音乐品味相同的女性更有兴趣。