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单词 zero-sum
释义
zero-sum
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌzɪə.rəʊˈsʌm/us
/ˌzɪr.oʊˈsʌm/
used to refer to asituationin which anywinby onepersonalwaysmeansalossto anotherpersoninvolved:
一方得益一方受损的；得失所系的
Thestockmarketis now a zero-sumgame, in which onepartygainswhat the otherloses.股市现在是一种零和游戏，有人赚就有人赔。
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(Definition ofzero-sumfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

zero-sum| American Dictionary

zero-sum
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈzɪər·oʊ ˌsʌm,ˈzi·roʊ/
having aresultin which onepersonlosesas much as anotherbenefits
(Definition ofzero-sumfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

zero-sum| Business English

zero-sum
adjective
uk
us
relatingto asituationin which anadvantagethat iswonby one of twosidesislostby the other:
a zero-sum competition/gain/relationshipThis is a zero-sumgaininvolvingredistributionofwealth.
Compare
win-win
(Definition ofzero-sumfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofzero-sum

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How to resolve this combination ofzero-sumand positive-sum games is a deeply intriguing conundrum.
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Here, trade was clearly not limited by a 'zero-sumgame', but rather created wealth for all parties involved.
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Other interactions arezero-sum, where the gains from better pest management are cancelled out by losses elsewhere.
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Whether a language policy iszero-sumor not depends on how it is perceived.
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An important underlying assumption of thezero-sumgame model is that all non-systematic (diversifiable) risks have been diversified.
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It was azero-sumconflict, which touched upon the policy cores of both antagonistic coalitions.
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When the average level of cutbacks is set, the politics of cutbacks turns into azero-sumgame: one's gain is another's loss.
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The approach also will show thezero-sumcharacter of the deal.
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This is because azero-sumgame is not the format of the exchange.
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When benefits and losses are easily visible, many will usezero-sumexplanations when social science offers a positivesum explanation.
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Thiszero-sumresult occurs because of the assumption that no new productive saving and investment has been induced by this portfolio reallocation process.
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Moreover, in crowded policy spaces the quest for autonomy is azero-sumgame.
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They are joined together by the similarity of their names, and by the fact that their shared story is azero-sumgame.
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This alters azero-sumgame, and language rationalisation need not mean the choice of one language over the other.
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Corporatist government involves co-operation between encompassing labour and business federations, previously locked in azero-sumdistributional game.
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