| 单词 | immediatism |
| 释义 | immediatism in British English (ɪˈmiːdɪəˌtɪzəm) noun the policy of taking immediate action immediatism in American English (iˈmidiəˌtɪzəm) noun U.S. History a policy for the immediate abolition of slavery Derived forms immediatist noun Word origin [1815–25; immediate + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, norm, pullout, trolley, welterweight-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism) |
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