no-loseadj.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊˈluːz/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈluz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., lose n.²

Etymology: < no adj. + lose n.², after no-win adj.

Not involving losing or the perception of having lost (in an argument, conflict, etc.); spec. (usually in no-lose situation) designating a state of affairs in which a favourable outcome or success is assured. Cf. win–win adj.

ΚΠ

1970 T. Gordon (title) Parent effectiveness training: the ‘no-lose’ program for raising responsible children.

1971 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 40/1 The administration seems to think that it is in a ‘no lose’ position on both the foreign and domestic economic fronts.

1985 N. Pileggi Wiseguy 172 Some scheme. A waste. They took a perfectly good no-lose deal and threw it away.

1992 Independent 9 Apr. 20/1 Not only are the services cheaper, but if anything goes wrong they can blame it all on the Government. A no-lose situation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-lose
释义	no-loseadj. Brit. /ˌnəʊˈluːz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈluz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., lose n.² Etymology: < no adj. + lose n.², after no-win adj. Not involving losing or the perception of having lost (in an argument, conflict, etc.); spec. (usually in no-lose situation) designating a state of affairs in which a favourable outcome or success is assured. Cf. win–win adj. ΚΠ 1970 T. Gordon (title) Parent effectiveness training: the ‘no-lose’ program for raising responsible children. 1971 N.Y. Times 1 Nov. 40/1 The administration seems to think that it is in a ‘no lose’ position on both the foreign and domestic economic fronts. 1985 N. Pileggi Wiseguy 172 Some scheme. A waste. They took a perfectly good no-lose deal and threw it away. 1992 Independent 9 Apr. 20/1 Not only are the services cheaper, but if anything goes wrong they can blame it all on the Government. A no-lose situation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1970
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