Homo economicusn.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊməʊ ɛkəˈnɒmᵻkəs/,

/ˌhəʊməʊ iːkəˈnɒmᵻkəs/, U.S.

/ˌhoʊmoʊ ˌɛkəˈnɑməkəs/,

/ˌhoʊmoʊ ˌikəˈnɑməkəs/

Forms: 1800s– homo economicus, 1800s– homo oeconomicus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: homo n.¹, Latin oeconomicus.

Etymology: < homo n.¹ (compare homo n.¹ 2b) + classical Latin oeconomicus economic adj., after Homo sapiens n. The phrase homo economicus is attested earlier in a French context (1878) and slightly later in Italian and German contexts (1887 and 1890 respectively). Compare earlier economical man n. at economical adj. Compounds; compare also slightly later economic man n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds.

Economics.

A hypothetical person who manages his or her private income and expenditure strictly in accordance with rational self-interest, with no regard to the welfare of others; = economic man n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1883 C. S. Devas Groundwork Econ. 27 Mill has only examined the homo oeconomicus, or dollar-hunting animal.

1904 Science 23 Dec. 871/2 As rational mechanics..considers material points, pure economy considers the homo œconomicus.

1957 I. Watt Rise of Novel iii. 63 Robinson Crusoe has been..used by many economic theorists as their illustration of homo economicus.

1983 Econ. Jrnl. 93 89 In its most general (if empty) formulation, the Homo economicus model presumes nothing beyond the proposition that each individual acts purposefully in pursuit of his own particular ends.

2009 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) July 71/2 As brain science unravels the roots of investors' underlying behaviors, it may well find new evidence that the conception of Homo economicus is fundamentally flawed.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homo economicus
释义	Homo economicusn. Brit. /ˌhəʊməʊ ɛkəˈnɒmᵻkəs/, /ˌhəʊməʊ iːkəˈnɒmᵻkəs/, U.S. /ˌhoʊmoʊ ˌɛkəˈnɑməkəs/, /ˌhoʊmoʊ ˌikəˈnɑməkəs/ Forms: 1800s– homo economicus, 1800s– homo oeconomicus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: homo n.¹, Latin oeconomicus. Etymology: < homo n.¹ (compare homo n.¹ 2b) + classical Latin oeconomicus economic adj., after Homo sapiens n. The phrase homo economicus is attested earlier in a French context (1878) and slightly later in Italian and German contexts (1887 and 1890 respectively). Compare earlier economical man n. at economical adj. Compounds; compare also slightly later economic man n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds. Economics. A hypothetical person who manages his or her private income and expenditure strictly in accordance with rational self-interest, with no regard to the welfare of others; = economic man n. at economic n. and adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1883 C. S. Devas Groundwork Econ. 27 Mill has only examined the homo oeconomicus, or dollar-hunting animal. 1904 Science 23 Dec. 871/2 As rational mechanics..considers material points, pure economy considers the homo œconomicus. 1957 I. Watt Rise of Novel iii. 63 Robinson Crusoe has been..used by many economic theorists as their illustration of homo economicus. 1983 Econ. Jrnl. 93 89 In its most general (if empty) formulation, the Homo economicus model presumes nothing beyond the proposition that each individual acts purposefully in pursuit of his own particular ends. 2009 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) July 71/2 As brain science unravels the roots of investors' underlying behaviors, it may well find new evidence that the conception of Homo economicus is fundamentally flawed. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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