satisficev.

Brit.

/ˈsatᵻsfʌɪs/, U.S.

/ˈsædəsˌfaɪs/

Forms: 1500s satisfise, 1500s satysfyse, 1500s–1700s 1900s– satisfice; English regional (northern) 1800s seteesfise, 1800s settisfise.

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Partly formed within English, by blending. Etymons: satisfy v., suffice v.

Etymology: Originally an alteration of satisfy v., either after its etymon classical Latin satisfacere or after verbs in -fice, e.g. suffice v. In later use a blend of satisfy v. and suffice v.

†1. transitive. = satisfy v. (in various senses). Obsolete (English regional (northern) in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be content or satisfied with [verb (transitive)] > content or satisfy

paya1200

apaya1250

pleasec1350

assythc1375

savourc1390

filsen?a1425

satisfy?a1425

sufficec1430

satify1434

applease1470

content1477

assethe1481

appetite1509

syth1513

satisfice?1531

gratify1569

gree1570

explenish1573

promerit1582

accommodate1624

placentiate1694

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)] > satisfy (needs or desires)

sleckc1175

stanch1340

fulfilc1384

satiatec1450

satisfyc1475

slockc1480

expletea1500

supplya1513

satisfice?1531

suffice1533

stake1550

to fill up1600

?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. lxxxvi^v These commandimentis be geuyn and cannot nor shalle not be changyd to satysfyse thy presumtuus pryde.

1597 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 417 The other officers will nott be satisficed.

1662 G. Lawson Expos. Epist. Hebrewes (vii. 26, 27) 128 In these words he satisfices us in all these particulars.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 325 Satisfic'd, that is, satisfied.

1860 J. P. Robson Bk. of Ruth ii. 18 Eftor she wis settisfis'd.

1900 ‘R. Guthrie’ Kitty Fagan 257 The toon doctor..was easy seteesfised in the way o' pay.

2. intransitive. To choose or undertake a course of action that satisfies the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal.Often used in the context of decision-making in business and economics.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [verb (intransitive)] > pursue course satisfying minimal requirements

satisfice1956

1956 H. A. Simon in Psychol. Rev. 63 129/2 Evidently, organisms adapt well enough to ‘satisfice’; they do not, in general, ‘optimize’.

1958 J. G. March & H. A. Simon Organizations vi. 141 To optimize requires processes several orders of magnitude more complex than those required to satisfice.

1973 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. iii. 1/2 Big business executives don't really try to maximize profits but ‘satisfice’—that is, they try to make enough profit to keep stockholders and boards of directors happy without bringing the wrath of government regulators, consumer groups or business competitors down on them.

2015 Internat. N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Dec. 9 Politics is a prosaic activity most of the time. You probably want to satisfice, pick the person who's good enough, who seems reasonably responsible.

Derivatives

ˈsatisficer n. chiefly Business and Economics a person who chooses or undertakes a course of action that satisfies the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specific manner of action or operation > satisfying minimal necessary requirements > one who follows

satisficer1960

1960 Jrnl. Business 33 24/1 The optimizers in effect are thinking of a given payoff table, while the satisficers are concerned with the art of constructing payoff tables.

1977 P. N. Khandwalla Design of Organizations xi. 404 To the seat-of-the-pants ‘satisficer’, scientific analysis may be acceptable in dealing with relatively trivial problems.

2016 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 7 Jan. It may feel as if the incurious satisficers, who only want data to be mongered and boxes to be ticked, are ruling over our benighted present.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	satisfice
释义	satisficev. Brit. /ˈsatᵻsfʌɪs/, U.S. /ˈsædəsˌfaɪs/ Forms: 1500s satisfise, 1500s satysfyse, 1500s–1700s 1900s– satisfice; English regional (northern) 1800s seteesfise, 1800s settisfise. Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item. Partly formed within English, by blending. Etymons: satisfy v., suffice v. Etymology: Originally an alteration of satisfy v., either after its etymon classical Latin satisfacere or after verbs in -fice, e.g. suffice v. In later use a blend of satisfy v. and suffice v. †1. transitive. = satisfy v. (in various senses). Obsolete (English regional (northern) in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > be content or satisfied with [verb (transitive)] > content or satisfy paya1200 apaya1250 pleasec1350 assythc1375 savourc1390 filsen?a1425 satisfy?a1425 sufficec1430 satify1434 applease1470 content1477 assethe1481 appetite1509 syth1513 satisfice?1531 gratify1569 gree1570 explenish1573 promerit1582 accommodate1624 placentiate1694 the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [verb (transitive)] > satisfy (needs or desires) sleckc1175 stanch1340 fulfilc1384 satiatec1450 satisfyc1475 slockc1480 expletea1500 supplya1513 satisfice?1531 suffice1533 stake1550 to fill up1600 ?1531 R. Barnes Supplic. Kinge Henrye VIII f. lxxxvi^v These commandimentis be geuyn and cannot nor shalle not be changyd to satysfyse thy presumtuus pryde. 1597 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 417 The other officers will nott be satisficed. 1662 G. Lawson Expos. Epist. Hebrewes (vii. 26, 27) 128 In these words he satisfices us in all these particulars. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 325 Satisfic'd, that is, satisfied. 1860 J. P. Robson Bk. of Ruth ii. 18 Eftor she wis settisfis'd. 1900 ‘R. Guthrie’ Kitty Fagan 257 The toon doctor..was easy seteesfised in the way o' pay. 2. intransitive. To choose or undertake a course of action that satisfies the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal.Often used in the context of decision-making in business and economics. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [verb (intransitive)] > pursue course satisfying minimal requirements satisfice1956 1956 H. A. Simon in Psychol. Rev. 63 129/2 Evidently, organisms adapt well enough to ‘satisfice’; they do not, in general, ‘optimize’. 1958 J. G. March & H. A. Simon Organizations vi. 141 To optimize requires processes several orders of magnitude more complex than those required to satisfice. 1973 N.Y. Times 11 Feb. iii. 1/2 Big business executives don't really try to maximize profits but ‘satisfice’—that is, they try to make enough profit to keep stockholders and boards of directors happy without bringing the wrath of government regulators, consumer groups or business competitors down on them. 2015 Internat. N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Dec. 9 Politics is a prosaic activity most of the time. You probably want to satisfice, pick the person who's good enough, who seems reasonably responsible. Derivatives ˈsatisficer n. chiefly Business and Economics a person who chooses or undertakes a course of action that satisfies the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specific manner of action or operation > satisfying minimal necessary requirements > one who follows satisficer1960 1960 Jrnl. Business 33 24/1 The optimizers in effect are thinking of a given payoff table, while the satisficers are concerned with the art of constructing payoff tables. 1977 P. N. Khandwalla Design of Organizations xi. 404 To the seat-of-the-pants ‘satisficer’, scientific analysis may be acceptable in dealing with relatively trivial problems. 2016 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 7 Jan. It may feel as if the incurious satisficers, who only want data to be mongered and boxes to be ticked, are ruling over our benighted present. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1531
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