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单词 long-termist
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long-termistn.adj.

Brit. /ˌlɒŋˈtəːmɪst/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋˈtərməst/, /ˌlɑŋˈtərməst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: long-term adj., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < long-term adj. + -ist suffix. Compare long-termism n. Compare also short-termist n. and adj. at short-termism n. Derivatives.
Chiefly Business and Economics (originally and chiefly British).
A. n.
A person who acts or makes decisions with a view to long-term aims or consequences; one who takes a long-term view.
ΚΠ
1987 Financial Times 19 Jan. 18/2 The ‘long-termists’ are worried about investing too much faith in opinion polls [and] are concerned about the trade balance.
1995 Scotsman 23 May 6/8 Describing himself as an unashamed long-termist, he sought to bolster further Labour's credentials in the City.
2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. (Weekend) 55 Developing self-preservation mechanisms for dealing with the flak, they quickly became what they describe as ‘long-termists’.
B. adj.
Advocating, characterized by, or based on long-termism; that is designed or planned with a view to long-term aims or consequences.
ΚΠ
1988 Sunday Times 31 July d11/4 Its policyholders are essentially patient and ‘long-termist’.
1994 Independent (Electronic ed.) 11 Feb. Management buyouts are rare in the supposedly long-termist climate of Germany or Japan.
2000 N. Fairclough New Labour, New Lang. i. 26 This is a policy that is unashamedly long-termist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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