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-ism
-ism /ɪzəm/

suffix [in nouns]

Language: French
Origin: -isme, from Latin -isma and -ismus, from Greek -isma and -ismos, from verbs ending in -izein; ⇨ -ize

1. a political belief or religion based on a particular principle or the ideas and beliefs of a particular person:

socialism

Buddhism
2. the action or process of doing something:

his criticism of my work
3. an action or remark that has a particular quality:

her witticisms (=funny remarks)
4. the state of being like something or someone, or having a particular quality:

heroism (=being a hero; bravery)

magnetism (=being magnetic)
5. illness caused by too much of something:

alcoholism
6. the practice of treating people unfairly because of something:

sexism (=making unfair differences between men and women)

racism

-ism

suffix

(in nouns 构成名词)

the action or result of …的行为（或结果）

◆criticism批评

the state or quality of …的状态（或品质）

◆heroism英勇

the teaching, system or movement of …的教义（或体系、运动）

◆Buddhism佛教

unfair treatment or hatred for the reason mentioned 因…的不公平对待（或敌意）

◆racism种族偏见

a feature of language of the type mentioned …语言特点

◆an Americanism美式英语的特点

◆a colloquialism口语体

a medical condition or disease 健康状况；疾病

◆alcoholism酒精中毒

<titled tranID="15" status="1">valuable</titled>precious ◇ priceless ◇ irreplaceable

These words all describe sth that is worth a lot of money or very important to sb. 以上各词均用以形容物品值钱、宝贵。

valuable worth a lot of money 指值钱的、贵重的：◆The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery. 窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。
precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much 指珍稀的、珍贵的、宝贵的：◆a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds 价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶◆precious memories of our time together 我们共度时光的珍贵回忆
priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much 指无价的、极珍贵的、极宝贵的：◆a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏
irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced 指因贵重或独特而不能替代的