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commercialism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++com·mer·cial·is·m /kəˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]  PROFITthe principle or practice of being more concerned with making money from buying and selling goods than you are about their quality – used to show disapproval 营利主义,商业主义〔含贬义〕 the commercialism of modern culture 现代文化的实利主义
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commercialismWhat Roddick is at most pains to demonstrate is that honesty and commercialism can make compatible bedfellows.The gambling issue underlined the central fact that professionalism and commercialism were not synonymous.At the last Olympics, sports seemed to be less important than the blatant commercialism of the merchandise suppliers.One problem is that the pressures for commercialism have brought about two divergent policy responses from governments.Could increasing commercialism have anything to do with it?Indeed, the logic of commercialism may lead the enterprise to pursue activities at odds with other government objectives.Reaching the uninitiated with the sugared pill of commercialism is valid enough.There were fears, too, that Sydney would not be able to dispel the stench of commercialism that ruined Atlanta.The historical hostility to commercialism among the ruling bodies of sport is indisputable.
From Longman Business Dictionarycommercialismcom‧mer‧cial‧is‧m /kəˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm-ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] disapproving when people are more concerned about making money from something than about its real qualities, value etcMany people dislike the commercialism that now surrounds Christmas.
com·mer·cial·is·m nounChineseSyllable
the or Business practice Corpus of being principle concerned more


commercialism
commercialism /kəˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
the principle or practice of being more concerned with making money from buying and selling goods than you are about their quality – used to show disapproval:
    the commercialism of modern culture


com·mer·cial·ismBrE /ˈmɜːʃəlɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɜːrʃəlɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (disapproving) the fact of being more interested in making money than in the value or quality of things 商业主义;赢利主义