ism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++is·m /ˈɪzəm/ noun [countable] informal PPPBELIEVEused to describe a set of ideas or beliefs whose name ends in ‘ism’, especially when you think that they are not sensible or practical 主义，学说〔用来描述以ism结尾的思想或信仰；尤用于你认为这种理论不合理或不实际时〕
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ism• You know where you are with an ism.• Of course one can not reject Darw $ ism just because it has unpleasant social consequences.• No ism held him in its grip.• The organ ism is the cause and effect of itself, its own intrinsic order and organization.• History is full of such isms, and we have hardly seen the last of them.-ism /ɪzəm/ suffix [in nouns] 1 PPPRRa political belief or religion based on a particular principle or the ideas and beliefs of a particular person 政治信仰；宗教 socialism 社会主义 Buddhism 佛教2 DO something/TAKE ACTIONthe action or process of doing something 〔做某事的〕行为；过程 his criticism of my work 他对我工作的批评3 DO something/TAKE ACTIONan action or remark that has a particular quality 〔具有某种特征的〕行为，评论 her witticisms (=funny remarks) 她的俏皮话4 BEthe state of being like something or someone, or having a particular quality 〔与某物或某人的〕相似性；特征 heroism (=being a hero; bravery) 英雄气概；勇气 magnetism (=being magnetic) 磁性5 MIillness caused by too much of something 〔由于某物过多而引起的〕疾病 alcoholism 酗酒6 UNFAIRthe practice of treating people unfairly because of something 歧视 sexism (=making unfair differences between men and women) 性别歧视 racism 种族歧视Examples from the Corpus
-ism• classism• cubism• Darwinism• witticismsOrigin ism (1600-1700) -ism -ism French -isme, from Latin -isma and -ismus, from Greek -isma and -ismos, from verbs ending in -izein; → -IZEis·m noun-ism suffixChineseSyllable
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is‧m /ˈɪzəm/
noun [countable] informal
is‧m /ˈɪzəm/
noun [countable] informal Date: 1600-1700
Origin: -ism
used to describe a set of ideas or beliefs whose name ends in ‘ism’, especially when you think that they are not sensible or practical
Origin: -ism