-ism
/ɪzəm/suffix
forming nouns 构成名词：
1
- denoting an action or its result表示“行动”或其“结果”：
baptism
exorcism.
1.1
- denoting a state or quality表示“状态”, “特征”, “特性”：
barbarism.
2
- denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement表示“制度”, “原则”, “意识形态”, “主义”, “学说”：
Anglicanism
feminism
hedonism.
2.1
- denoting a basis for prejudice or discrimination表示“偏见”, “歧视”：
racism.
3
- denoting a peculiarity in language表示“特色语言表达”：
colloquialism
Americanism.
4
- denoting a pathological condition表示“病态”：
alcoholism.
词源
from French -isme, via Latin from Greek -ismos, -isma.