ratomorphicadj.

Brit.

/ˌratə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌrætəˈmɔrfɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rat n.¹, -o- connective, -morphic comb. form, anthropomorphic adj.

Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -o- connective + -morphic comb. form, after anthropomorphic adj. Compare robotomorphic adj.

Designating a view that human beings possess certain of the characteristics or attributes of rats; relating to or characterized by such a view. Also more generally: viewing or interpreting human behaviour in animal terms.The term alludes dismissively to extrapolation from the results of experiments on laboratory rats.

ΚΠ

1964 A. Koestler in Listener 14 May 786/2 It refuses to attribute to man any mental processes which cannot be shown to occur in lower animals. In other words, for the anthropomorphic view of the rat, Behaviourism has substituted a ratomorphic view of man.

1967 Economist 21 Oct. 295/3 The author [sc. Koestler] presents a trenchant..criticism of behaviourism and experimental ‘ratomorphic’ views of men.

1970 Times 17 Dec. 15/4 You say I overestimate the dangers of the Robotomorphic or Ratomorphic view.

1992 J. Silverberg & J. P. Gray Aggression & Peacefulness in Humans & Other Primates 212 Primitive warfare and the ratomorphic image of mankind.

2001 J. Holloway & P.Hubbard People & Place iii. 64 Critics of behaviourism..describe it as presenting a ratomorphic conception of an individual's behaviour.

Derivatives

ˈratomorph n. depreciative, rare a person who holds such a view of human behaviour.

ΚΠ

1977 H. G. Burger in B. Bernardi Concept & Dynamics of Culture 460 In trying to overlook symboling, those who oversimplify subhuman abilities are ‘ratomorphs’, and have overlooked two and a half million years of hominid evolution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratomorphic
释义	ratomorphicadj. Brit. /ˌratə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˌrætəˈmɔrfɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rat n.¹, -o- connective, -morphic comb. form, anthropomorphic adj. Etymology: < rat n.¹ + -o- connective + -morphic comb. form, after anthropomorphic adj. Compare robotomorphic adj. Designating a view that human beings possess certain of the characteristics or attributes of rats; relating to or characterized by such a view. Also more generally: viewing or interpreting human behaviour in animal terms.The term alludes dismissively to extrapolation from the results of experiments on laboratory rats. ΚΠ 1964 A. Koestler in Listener 14 May 786/2 It refuses to attribute to man any mental processes which cannot be shown to occur in lower animals. In other words, for the anthropomorphic view of the rat, Behaviourism has substituted a ratomorphic view of man. 1967 Economist 21 Oct. 295/3 The author [sc. Koestler] presents a trenchant..criticism of behaviourism and experimental ‘ratomorphic’ views of men. 1970 Times 17 Dec. 15/4 You say I overestimate the dangers of the Robotomorphic or Ratomorphic view. 1992 J. Silverberg & J. P. Gray Aggression & Peacefulness in Humans & Other Primates 212 Primitive warfare and the ratomorphic image of mankind. 2001 J. Holloway & P.Hubbard People & Place iii. 64 Critics of behaviourism..describe it as presenting a ratomorphic conception of an individual's behaviour. Derivatives ˈratomorph n. depreciative, rare a person who holds such a view of human behaviour. ΚΠ 1977 H. G. Burger in B. Bernardi Concept & Dynamics of Culture 460 In trying to overlook symboling, those who oversimplify subhuman abilities are ‘ratomorphs’, and have overlooked two and a half million years of hominid evolution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1964
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