materialist
materialist — 名詞
- materialistsingular
- materialistsplural
1. Someone whose main goal in life is acquiring wealth and owning things, paying mu
物質主義者
認為金錢與物質享受最重要的人
Someone whose main goal in life is acquiring wealth and owning things, paying much less attention to relationships, personal growth, or spiritual matters.
Mateo's friends called him a materialist after he spent his bonus on a luxury watch.
Mateo 的朋友都說他是個物質主義者，因為他把整筆獎金都拿去買了一隻名貴手錶。
noun used as a label: 'called him a materialist'
Amara realised she had become a materialist when she felt ashamed of her simple furniture.
Amara 發現自己已變成一個物質主義者，因為她對自己那套簡單的家具感到不好意思。
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Wei's parents worried that his materialist values would make him put money before family.
Wei 的父母擔心他的物質主義價值觀會讓他把金錢看得比家人還重。
A true materialist measures their success by the size of their house and car.
真正的物質主義者用房子和車子的大小來衡量自己的成功。
The film follows young materialists in Shanghai who buy only designer brands and luxury goods.
這部紀錄片記錄上海年輕的物質主義者，他們只買設計師品牌和精品。
- consumerist
more specific to buying and consuming goods rather than a general focus on possessions
- hedonist
focuses on pleasure seeking of all kinds, not just material wealth
- ascetic
someone who lives simply and avoids material comforts on principle
- minimalist
someone who deliberately owns few things
文法句型
materialist + verb
a(n) + materialist
用法筆記
Frequently used in a critical or disapproving way, directed at someone's priorities rather than their actual wealth.
常見錯誤
2. A person who adopts the philosophical stance that only physical substances exist
唯物論者
主張只有物質實體存在的哲學觀點者
A person who adopts the philosophical stance that only physical substances exist — meaning thoughts, emotions, and consciousness all arise from material workings of the body and brain, with no non-material component.
As a philosophical materialist, Kenji argues that consciousness is simply a product of brain activity.
作為一個哲學上的唯物論者，Kenji 主張意識不過是大腦活動的產物。
philosophical materialist (formal collocation)
The Greek materialist Democritus taught that everything in the universe is made of tiny atoms.
古希臘的唯物論者德謨克利特教導說，宇宙萬物都由微小的原子構成。
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Fatima's professor explained that a materialist does not accept the idea of a separate soul.
Fatima 的教授解釋說，唯物論者不接受靈魂獨立存在的說法。
Modern neuroscience attracts many materialists who see the mind as purely physical processes.
現代神經科學吸引了許多唯物論者，他們認為心智就是純粹的物質運作過程。
Materialists and dualists disagree sharply on whether thoughts can exist outside the body.
唯物論者和二元論者對思想能否脫離身體而存在有著尖銳的歧見。
- physicalist
modern term often used interchangeably, especially in philosophy of mind
- naturalist
broader term that includes rejecting supernatural explanations, not just matter-only claims
文法句型
materialist + verb
a(n) + materialist
用法筆記
Distinct from noun/1 (LOVES POSSESSIONS) — this sense is neutral and belongs to academic or scientific philosophy; it does not carry a disapproving tone.
常見錯誤
materialist — 形容詞
- materialistpositive
- more materialistcomparative
- most materialistsuperlative
1. Relating to the philosophical position that physical matter is the only reality,
唯物論的
關於物質為唯一實在的哲學觀點
Relating to the philosophical position that physical matter is the only reality, and that everything — including the mind, consciousness, and emotions — arises from or can be explained by material processes.
The materialist view says every thought is simply the result of brain activity.
唯物論的觀點認為，每一個思想都是大腦活動的結果。
collocation: 'materialist view'
Elena wrote her doctoral thesis on the materialist philosophy of nineteenth-century thinkers.
Elena 的博士論文主題是十九世紀思想家所提出的唯物論哲學。
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A materialist explanation of human consciousness leaves no room for a spiritual soul.
用唯物論來解釋人類意識，無法為靈魂留下任何空間。
The professor contrasted idealist and materialist approaches to the study of history.
教授比較了唯心論和唯物論兩種研究歷史的方法。
Nadia found the materialist perspective too narrow to capture her spiritual experiences.
Nadia 覺得唯物論的觀點太過狹隘，無法充分呈現她的靈性經驗。
- physicalist
a near-synonym commonly used in contemporary philosophy of mind
- naturalistic
broader term that rejects supernatural explanations without necessarily claiming matter-only status
文法句型
materialist + noun
用法筆記
Almost always appears before nouns such as 'view', 'philosophy', 'approach', 'explanation', or 'perspective' in formal academic writing.