-ism is used to form uncount nouns that refer to political or religious movements and beliefs.
例句
Gere became interested in Buddhism in the 1970s.蓋爾 20 世紀(jì) 70 年代對佛教產(chǎn)生了興趣。...a time of growing Slovak nationalism.斯洛伐克民族主義情緒日益高漲的時期
SUFFIX
(用于構(gòu)成不可數(shù)名詞)表示“…行為”,“…態(tài)度”
-ism is used to form uncount nouns that refer to attitudes and behaviour.
例句
...an act of heroism...一次英雄壯舉He didn't hide his pacifism.他沒有掩飾他的和平主義立場。
SUFFIX
(用于構(gòu)成不可數(shù)名詞）表示“對（特定群體)的歧視”，“對…的敵意”
-ism is used to form uncount nouns that refer to unfair or hostile treatment of a particular group of people.
例句
...discrimination based on racism, sexism and disability...基于種族主義、性別主義和對殘疾人的歧視Many women feel ageism is obstructing their career ambitions.許多女性感到年齡歧視問題正阻礙著她們職業(yè)抱負(fù)的實現(xiàn)。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school