| 单词 | me-tooism |
| 释义 | me-tooism in British English (ˌmiːˈtuːizəm) noun the practice of imitating other people's work or ideas me-tooism in American English (ˈmiˈtuːɪzəm) noun 1. the adopting of policies, methods, products, etc., similar or identical to those of a peer, rival, or competitor 2. the practice of making a product, offering a service, etc., that attempts to duplicate one that is established Derived forms me-tooer noun me-tooist adjective or noun Word origin [1945–50; me-too + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, individual medley, on-line, poison pill, taxi squad-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)Examples of 'me-tooism' in a sentence |
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