“虚拟经济”是近几年出现的一个新术语。这一术语因得到“十六大”的肯定而备受关注。但是 ,在理论上 ,虚拟经济的研究尚处起步阶段 ,其定义、范畴及内涵仍在形成中。譬如 ,“虚拟经济”的英语用词尚未统一 ,在国内同时有“Ficti tiousEconomy”和“VirtualEconomy”两种译法? “Fictitious economy” is a new term appearing in recent years. This term gets the attention due to the affirmation of the “16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.” However, in theory, the research of fictitious economy is still in its infancy, and its definition, category and connotation are still under formation. For example, the English term “fictitious economy” has not been uniformed. There are two translation methods, “Fictious Economy” and “Virtual Economy” in China at the same time.