| 单词 | peter principle |
| 释义 | Peter Principlenounany of several satirical “laws” concerning organizational structure, especially one that holds that people tend to be promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. Origin of Peter PrincipleFrom of a book of the same name (1969) by Laurence J. Peter (1919–90), Canadian educator Words nearby Peter PrinciplePetermann Peak, peter out, Peter Pan, Peter Pan collar, “Peter Piper”, Peter Principle, Petersburg, petersham, Peterson, Peters' ovum, Peter's pence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Peter PrinciplePeter Principle nounthe Peter Principle the theory, usually taken facetiously, that all members in a hierarchy rise to their own level of incompetence Word Origin for Peter PrincipleC20: from the book The Peter Principle (1969) by Dr. Lawrence J. Peter and Raymond Hull, in which the theory was originally propounded Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Peter PrinciplePeter Principle A rule of organizations that states, “In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.” Formulated by Laurence J. Peter, this rule is supposed to explain occupational incompetence. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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