-ism /ɪzəm/ noun suffix
Learner's definition of -ISM
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a : the act, practice, or process of doing something表“行动”，“过程” —
used to form nouns from verbs that end in -ize用于将以-ize结尾的动词转变为名词 -
criticism批评
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plagiarism剽窃
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hypnotism催眠
b : behavior like that of a specified kind of person or thing表“行为” c : unfair treatment of a group of people who have a particular quality不公平对待；歧视 2
: the state or fact of being a specified kind of person or thing状态；事实 -
skepticism怀疑
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fanaticism狂热
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medical : abnormal state or condition不正常的状态；疾病 -
alcoholism酗酒；酒精中毒
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dwarfism侏儒症
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: teachings or beliefs教义；信仰 -
Buddhism佛教
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Marxism马克思主义
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socialism社会主义
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stoicism禁欲主义
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realism现实主义
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a : a word that is from a specified source源于…的词 b : a word that has a specified quality具有某特征的词