1944, "protection of the consumer's interest," from consumer + -ism. Also, "encouraging consumption as an economic policy" (1960). Related: Consumerist (1965, n.; 1969, adj.).
双语例句
1. They have clearly embraced Western consumerism.
他们显然完全接受了西方的消费主义观念。
来自柯林斯例句
2. American shopping malls and supermarkets are palaces of consumerism.
美国的商场是消费主义的地盘.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He has repeatedly criticized Western churches as too worldly and too entrenched in consumerism.
他一再批评西方教会过于世俗，消费主义观念过于顽固。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The children who were spoon-fed consumerism have discovered that the years of excess are over.
曾被填鸭式地灌输了消费主义思想的孩子们发现无节制的时代已经结束了。
来自柯林斯例句
5. There are fads in science just as there are fads in dress, speech, and consumerism.
