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the materialism of [era/society]
此结构多用于谈论社会风气，含批评意味。
The materialism of modern society often gets blamed for rising inequality.
现代社会的物质至上常被归咎于日益严重的不平等。
物质至上；拜金主义
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物质至上；拜金主义
A desire for wealth and material possessions, with little interest in ethical or spiritual values.
The materialism of modern society often gets blamed for rising inequality.
现代社会的物质至上常被归咎于日益严重的不平等。
指追求财富和物质享受而忽视道德或精神价值；勿与哲学上的“唯物主义”混淆。
对物质财富的持续关注；过度重视世俗事物
Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns.
哲学上认为只有物质存在,别无他物
The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.
In today's lecture, the professor explained how materialism shaped modern physics.
在今天的讲座中，教授解释了唯物主义如何塑造了现代物理学。
The two philosophers had a long argument about materialism and the existence of the soul.
两位哲学家就唯物主义和灵魂的存在进行了长时间的争论。
According to materialism, nothing exists except matter and its movements.
根据唯物主义，除了物质及其运动之外，什么都不存在。
此结构多用于谈论社会风气，含批评意味。
The materialism of modern society often gets blamed for rising inequality.
现代社会的物质至上常被归咎于日益严重的不平等。
在哲学讨论中，about 后接所述对象，如 the mind、consciousness。
Materialism about the mind is a major view in the philosophy of mind.
关于心灵的唯物主义是心灵哲学中的一种主要观点。
这里 materialism 指哲学学说，可作主语后接 that 从句。注意与日常‘拜金主义’义区分。
Materialism holds that all phenomena are ultimately physical.
唯物主义认为一切现象最终都是物理的。
Not this
He is very materialism and thinks only about money.
Use this
He is very materialistic and thinks only about money.
materialism 是名词，不能作表语形容词来描写人；应使用形容词 materialistic（物质至上的、拜金的）。
Not this
She is interested to materialism and wants to study philosophy.
Use this
She is interested in materialism and wants to study philosophy.
表达‘对……感兴趣’时应用 be interested in，介词用 in 而非 to；这是受汉语‘对…感兴趣’的干扰产生的错误。
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历史唯物主义
Historical materialism argues that economic conditions shape society.
历史唯物主义认为经济条件塑造社会。
辩证唯物主义
Dialectical materialism was developed by Marx and Engels.
辩证唯物主义由马克思和恩格斯创立。
哲学唯物主义；唯物论
Philosophical materialism claims that matter is the only reality.
哲学唯物主义主张物质是唯一的实在。
庸俗的物质主义；赤裸裸的拜金主义
The film satirizes the crass materialism of the rich.
这部电影讽刺了富人庸俗的物质主义。
泛滥的物质主义；盛行的拜金主义
Rampant materialism has turned the holiday season into a shopping frenzy.
泛滥的物质主义使假日季变成了购物狂潮。
消费物质主义
Consumer materialism often focuses on owning the newest products.
消费物质主义常常关注拥有最新的产品。
物质主义是唯一一种至今仍无药可医的精神疾病。
The documentary explores the destructive effects of materialism on modern society.
这部纪录片探讨了物质主义对现代社会造成的破坏性影响。
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由 material（物质）+ ism（主义）构成：想象眼中只有金银财宝，把物质当成唯一信仰，就是 materialism。
语域：mixed 常见场景：社会评论与新闻报道、哲学与理论讨论 作‘物质至上/拜金主义’讲时，多用于社会评论或新闻报道，语气常含批评；作哲学义‘唯物主义’时，通常用于学术写作或理论讨论，语气正式。具体含义需靠上下文判断。
复数形式 materialisms 一般只用于哲学/理论讨论，指不同的唯物主义流派或体系，日常表达中很少出现。
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