新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

materialism

英  [məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 物质主义

    Materialism is the attitude of someone who attaches a lot of importance to money and wants to possess a lot of material things.

    双语例句

    例:

    the rising consumer materialism in society at large.

    全社会范围内日益高涨的消费者物质主义。

    2[U 不可数名词] 唯物主义

    Materialism is the belief that only physical matter exists, and that there is no spiritual world.

    双语例句

    例:

    Scientific materialism thus triumphed over ignorance and superstition.

    科学唯物主义就这样战胜了无知和迷信。