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commercialism

UK //kəˈmɜː.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm//US //kəˈmɝː.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm//

词源

源自19世纪英语 commercial(商业的) + -ism(主义后缀),最终来自拉丁语 commercium(贸易)。

noun

❶ 指将商业利益置于首位的社会现象或态度,强调通过买卖和盈利来衡量事物的价值。

“The commercialism of Christmas has overshadowed its religious significance.”

(圣诞节的商业化已经掩盖了它的宗教意义。)

“Some artists reject commercialism to focus on pure creativity.”

(一些艺术家拒绝商业化,专注于纯粹的创造力。)

同义词:materialism, consumerism, capitalism

常见短语

rampant commercialism — 形容商业主义过度泛滥,通常带有负面含义,指商业利益过度侵入生活的各个领域。

“The city's rampant commercialism has made it lose its original charm.”

(这座城市泛滥的商业主义使它失去了原有的魅力。)