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materialist
物质主义者；追求物质享受的人
someone who cares too much about material possessions
- 1.
Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
追求物质享受的人；只关心物质财富的人。
- 2.
A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.
哲学唯物主义的追随者或支持者。
唯物主义者；追求物质享受的人；只关心物质财富的人。；哲学唯物主义的追随者或支持者。
In use
As a materialist, he believes that the brain alone creates all human thoughts.
Materialists think that nothing exists except matter and energy.
She described herself as a materialist because she only trusted scientific evidence.
be a materialist
materialist 作表语时前须有不定冠词 a/an。
He is a materialist and only cares about money.
他是个物质主义者，只在乎钱。
a materialist view of sth
materialist 可直接修饰名词，含义接近 materialistic（唯物主义的）。
She gave a purely materialist view of history.
她对历史作了纯粹的唯物主义解读。
materialists believe that ...
此句体现哲学含义：认为除了物质之外别无存在。
Connections
Collocations
- a dialectical materialist
- 辩证唯物主义者
- He approaches history as a dialectical materialist, seeing change as the product of contradictions.他以辩证唯物主义者的视角研究历史，认为变化是矛盾作用的结果。
- a historical materialist
- 历史唯物主义者
- She is a historical materialist, so she explains political revolutions through economic conditions.她是历史唯物主义者，因此用经济条件来解释政治革命。
- a crass materialist
- 庸俗的物质主义者；一味追求物质享受的人
- He accused her of being a crass materialist because she cared more about jewelry than about their friendship.他指责她是个庸俗的物质主义者，因为她更在乎珠宝而不是他们的友谊。
- a materialist through and through
- 彻头彻尾的唯物主义者
- He was a materialist through and through, and he refused to entertain any talk of fate or destiny.他是个彻头彻尾的唯物主义者，拒绝理会任何有关命运或天意的说法。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
material（物质）+ ist（者）= 只看重物质的人。想象一个人满眼都是钱财和东西，就是 materialist。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：philosophical or academic discussions、everyday conversation about values or lifestyle 该词有两个常见义项：在日常口语中多指追求物质享受的人；在哲学或学术语境中则指唯物主义者。选择时可依据话题判断，前者比较随意，后者较为正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词是 imperialist /ɪmˈpɪəriəlɪst/：与 materialist /məˈtiəriəlist/ 的重读元音同为 /ɪə/，后面都跟 /riəlist/。capitalist、naturalist、specialist、realist、idealist 只是拼写或词尾相近，重音和元音不同，不要按 materialist 的读音类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.