单词 | satisfice |
释义 | satisfice[ sat-is-fahys ] / ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪs / verb (used without object) sat·is·ficed, sat·is·fic·ing.to choose or adopt the first satisfactory option that one comes across: the tendency of decision-makers to satisfice rather than look for the optimal solution. Origin of satisfice1955–60 (1560–70 in the obsolete sense “satisfy”); satis(fy) + (suf)fice or (sacri)fice Words nearby satisficesatirical, satirist, satirize, satisfaction, satisfactory, satisfice, satisficing behaviour, satisfied, satisfy, sat nav, Sato Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for satisfice
British Dictionary definitions for satisficesatisfice / (ˈsætɪsˌfaɪs) / verb(intr) to act in such a way as to satisfy the minimum requirements for achieving a particular result (tr) obsolete to satisfy Derived forms of satisficesatisficer, nounWord Origin for satisficeC16: altered from satisfy 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 |
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