
好词典

源自commerce(商业)+ -ize(动词后缀,表示'使...化') + -ed(过去分词/形容词后缀),最早出现在19世纪。
❶ 指某事物被过度商业化,原本的意义或价值被商业利益所主导,常用于描述艺术、文化或节日等被包装成盈利工具的情况。
“Christmas has become so commercialized that people forget its original meaning.”
(圣诞节变得如此商业化,以至于人们忘记了它最初的意义。)
“Many artists refuse to let their work be commercialized by big corporations.”
(许多艺术家拒绝让大公司商业化他们的作品。)
❶ 将某事物转化为可盈利的商业产品或服务,通常指通过包装、营销等手段使其适合市场销售。
“The company commercialized the new technology within two years.”
(该公司在两年内将这项新技术商业化。)
“Scientists often struggle to commercialize their discoveries.”
(科学家常常难以将他们的发现商业化。)
overly commercialized — 形容某事物被过度商业化,失去了原有的价值或意义,带有负面含义。
“The music festival became overly commercialized with too many sponsors.”
(这个音乐节因为太多赞助商而变得过度商业化了。)