| 单词 | ism |
| 释义 | ism[ iz-uhm ] / ˈɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ism ON THESAURUS.COM nouna distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice: This is the age of isms. Origin of ismextracted from words with the suffix -ism Definition for ism (2 of 2)-ism a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nouns from verbs (baptism); on this model, used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism). Compare -ist, -ize. Origin of -ismFrom Greek -ismos, -isma noun suffixes, often directly, often through Latin -ismus, -isma, sometimes through French -isme, German -ismus (all ultimately from Greek ) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ism (1 of 3)ism / (ˈɪzəm) / nouninformal, often derogatory an unspecified doctrine, system, or practice British Dictionary definitions for ism (2 of 3)ISM abbreviation forinterstellar medium British Dictionary definitions for ism (3 of 3)-ism suffix forming nounsindicating an action, process, or resultcriticism; terrorism indicating a state or conditionpaganism indicating a doctrine, system, or body of principles and practicesLeninism; spiritualism indicating behaviour or a characteristic qualityheroism indicating a characteristic usage, esp of a languagecolloquialism; Scotticism indicating prejudice on the basis specifiedsexism; ageism Word Origin for -ismfrom Old French -isme, from Latin -ismus, from Greek -ismos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ism-ism suff.Action, process; practice:vegetarianism. Characteristic behavior or quality:puerilism. State; condition; quality:senilism. State or condition resulting from an excess of something specified:strychninism. Doctrine; theory; system of principles:Darwinism. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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