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materialistic adj.唯物论的；贪图享乐的；唯物主义的 (1) 我们生活在物质的年代。(2) 他的理论是纯粹唯物的。 Anyone who is obsessively focused on money, or cares deeply about owning luxury goods can be described as materialistic. Material is a synonym for matter: anything that exists. Originally, materialism was a philosophy that "only matter exists." But in 1851, American fiction writer Nathaniel Hawthorne tweaked the definition to mean “a way of life based entirely on consumer goods," a meaning that endures.

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英 [məˌtɪəriə'lɪstɪk] 美 [məˌtɪriə'lɪstɪk] (1) We are living in materialistic times.(2) His theory is purely materialistic. Who doesn’t love the nice things that money can buy? But if all you care about is the stuff you have and the stuff you want to buy, you are materialistic. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]实利主义的；物质至上主义的 If you describe a person or society as materialistic, you are critical of them because they attach too much importance to money and material possessions.   [disapproval]During the 1980s Britain became a very materialistic society.20世纪80年代期间，英国变成一个物质至上的社会。

英语单词	materialistic
英美音标	英 [məˌtɪəriə'lɪstɪk] 美 [məˌtɪriə'lɪstɪk]
中文释义	adj.唯物论的；贪图享乐的；唯物主义的
英语例句	(1) We are living in materialistic times. (2) His theory is purely materialistic.
中文例句	(1) 我们生活在物质的年代。 (2) 他的理论是纯粹唯物的。
vocabulary简明	Who doesn’t love the nice things that money can buy? But if all you care about is the stuff you have and the stuff you want to buy, you are materialistic.
vocabulary扩展	Anyone who is obsessively focused on money, or cares deeply about owning luxury goods can be described as materialistic. Material is a synonym for matter: anything that exists. Originally, materialism was a philosophy that "only matter exists." But in 1851, American fiction writer Nathaniel Hawthorne tweaked the definition to mean “a way of life based entirely on consumer goods," a meaning that endures.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]实利主义的；物质至上主义的 If you describe a person or society as materialistic, you are critical of them because they attach too much importance to money and material possessions. [disapproval] During the 1980s Britain became a very materialistic society. 20世纪80年代期间，英国变成一个物质至上的社会。

Materialistic Money Stuff Material Matter 英 Məˌtɪəriə'Lɪstɪk] 美 Məˌtɪriə'Lɪstɪk