real worldn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɪəl ˈwəːld/, U.S.

/ˌri(ə)l ˈwər(ə)ld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: real adj.², world n.

Etymology: < real adj.² + world n.

A. n.

The world as it actually exists; the existing state of things, as opposed to one that is imaginary, simulated, or theoretical. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > the real world or real life

real life1694

real world1721

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. §41. 51 One entire system of Philosophy correspondent with, and agreeable to, the true and real world.]

1721 A. Welwood Meditations 6 Had you a view of the real World, the outgoings of your Soul would run in an higher Orb.

1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IV xv. 78 They were not made in the real world to fill A busy character in the dull scene.

1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. I. ii. x. 579 In the ideal other-worlds of militant societies, the ranks and powers are conceived as like those of the real world around.

1910 W. Hard in Everybody's Mag. Oct. 496/1 If a woman is going to prepare her son for a knowledge of the real world..she must..have some experience of her own..in the real world.

1992 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. 27 Mar. 21/1 Art was simply the truth about the real world.

B. adj. (originally and chiefly attributive).

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the real world; not fictional or simulated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adjective]

present1340

actuala1398

absolutec1443

effectualc1475

bodilya1616

effective1620

deedy1781

real lifec1819

positive1831

factual1846

transactional1858

entitative1862

real world1963

1963 Amer. Speech 38 296 The instances in which its selection depends on real world context.

1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) i. 16 The so-called microeconomic theory of the firm..sheds..little light on decision-making processes in a real-world firm.

1976 Managem. Sci. 23 103 The modified algorith has been tested on 5 real-world problems.

1998 D. Hecht Skull Session ii. xlv. 285 To his surprise, he found that looking at the other cases was refreshingly easy, uncomplicated, real-world.

2000 S. H. Elgin in Ling. & Sci. Fiction Newslet. Jan.–Feb. (unpaged) My new book from Perseus..is now available in the stores and online. It's as real-world as you can get.

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

单词	real world
释义	real worldn.adj. Brit. /ˌrɪəl ˈwəːld/, U.S. /ˌri(ə)l ˈwər(ə)ld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: real adj.², world n. Etymology: < real adj.² + world n. A. n. The world as it actually exists; the existing state of things, as opposed to one that is imaginary, simulated, or theoretical. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [noun] > the real world or real life real life1694 real world1721 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. i. §41. 51 One entire system of Philosophy correspondent with, and agreeable to, the true and real world.] 1721 A. Welwood Meditations 6 Had you a view of the real World, the outgoings of your Soul would run in an higher Orb. 1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto IV xv. 78 They were not made in the real world to fill A busy character in the dull scene. 1876 H. Spencer Princ. Sociol. I. ii. x. 579 In the ideal other-worlds of militant societies, the ranks and powers are conceived as like those of the real world around. 1910 W. Hard in Everybody's Mag. Oct. 496/1 If a woman is going to prepare her son for a knowledge of the real world..she must..have some experience of her own..in the real world. 1992 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. 27 Mar. 21/1 Art was simply the truth about the real world. B. adj. (originally and chiefly attributive). Of, relating to, or characteristic of the real world; not fictional or simulated. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > reality or real existence or actuality > [adjective] present1340 actuala1398 absolutec1443 effectualc1475 bodilya1616 effective1620 deedy1781 real lifec1819 positive1831 factual1846 transactional1858 entitative1862 real world1963 1963 Amer. Speech 38 296 The instances in which its selection depends on real world context. 1965 H. I. Ansoff Corporate Strategy (1968) i. 16 The so-called microeconomic theory of the firm..sheds..little light on decision-making processes in a real-world firm. 1976 Managem. Sci. 23 103 The modified algorith has been tested on 5 real-world problems. 1998 D. Hecht Skull Session ii. xlv. 285 To his surprise, he found that looking at the other cases was refreshingly easy, uncomplicated, real-world. 2000 S. H. Elgin in Ling. & Sci. Fiction Newslet. Jan.–Feb. (unpaged) My new book from Perseus..is now available in the stores and online. It's as real-world as you can get. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1721
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