单词 | long-termism |
释义 | long-termismn. Chiefly Business and Economics (originally and chiefly British). The policy, practice, or characteristic of acting or making decisions with a view to long-term aims or consequences. ΚΠ 1987 Daily Tel. 30 Jan. 20/3 It was bogus long-termism that crippled the British economy in the 1960s and 1970s. 1997 New Yorker 29 Sept. 137/1 When they talked of the end of the deference culture, what they had in mind was Icelandic egalitarianism, or German long-termism, or possibly Italian brio. 1999 C. Crouch et al. Are Skills Answer? vii. 199 Financial systems which in general punish long-termism in managerial strategies may include financial institutions specializing in niche markets. 2002 Computing (Nexis) 31 Oct. 35 The long termism of most organisations is put into question when you're about to run out of cash. 2007 Acta Sociologica 50 61 The long-termism of ideologically motivated engagement gradually went out of fashion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1987 |
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