materialism

"Materialism" 的词根是 "material-", 它来自拉丁文 "materia" 意为 "物质"。衍生词有 "Materialistic" (形容词)， "Materialist" (名词，物质主义者)。

["n. 唯物主义；唯物论；物质主义"]

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。

To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent.

在加尔布雷斯看来，物质主义已经变得非常疯狂，并且会滋生不满情绪。

Materialism and individualism in American society are the biggest obstacles.

在美国社会，物质主义和个人主义是最大的障碍。

可以想象 "material-" 和 "-ism" 的结合。"Material-" 想到物质，"-ism" 想到主义。物质 + 主义，就是物质主义。

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Now, some people look at this and talk aboutshallow materialism,but that's absolutely the wrong way to look at it.

there's money,and there's materialism.People make it so easy for me to talk to them,

Some travelers take to the road by choice,renouncing materialism, traditional jobsand university degrees in exchange for a glimmer of adventure.

(Laughter)Consumerism is not materialism.It is rather what is swallowed up

and societal measures of success, he could be truly free.He would live self-sufficiently, close to nature, without materialism,vanity, or conformity.

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