单词 | -ism |
释义 | -ism suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting:   1. an action or its result (baptism; organism).   2. a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism).   3. a state or quality (heroism; barbarism).   4. a basis of prejudice or discrimination (racism; sexism).   5. a peculiarity in language (Americanism).   6. a pathological condition (alcoholism; Parkinsonism). Etymology: from or after F -isme f. L -ismus f. Gk -ismos or -isma f. -izo -IZE |
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