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materialism

noun
🔊/məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/
🔊/məˈtɪriəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. (usually disapproving) the belief that money, possessions and physical comforts are more important than spiritual values实利主义；物质主义
    • the greed and materialism of modern society现代社会的贪婪和唯物主义
  2. (philosophy哲学) the belief that only material things exist唯物主义；唯物论 compare idealism see also dialectical materialism