哲學立場:只有物質是真的
這一支把「物質才算數」放在關於世界本質的討論上:問的是什麼東西真的存在。
philosophical materialist · noun · C2
A person who believes that only things you can see and touch really exist, and that mind or spirit is not a separate kind of thing.
唯物論者
One way to picture it: a person who points at the physical stuff of the world — what you can see, touch, weigh, buy — and says that is what counts as real, or as worth having.
material (from Latin materia "matter, substance") + -ist, the agent suffix (via Ancient Greek -ιστής) marking a person who holds a doctrine or characteristic stance.
由 material(物質,來自拉丁 materia)加上 -ist 構成;-ist 這個字尾(可上溯到古希臘 -ιστής)標記的是「抱持某種主張、或habitually 表現某種作風的人」。這兩層剛好對應到這個字的兩個意思:-ist 既可以指信奉某種學說的人(如 physicist 之外的 socialist、atheist),也可以指某種生活作風的人——materialist 兩邊都佔了。
The entry's attested origin tree: English material + the agent suffix -ist (Ancient Greek -ῐστής)
Three branches
哲學立場:只有物質是真的
這一支把「物質才算數」放在關於世界本質的討論上:問的是什麼東西真的存在。
philosophical materialist · noun · C2
A person who believes that only things you can see and touch really exist, and that mind or spirit is not a separate kind of thing.
唯物論者
生活取向:只有買得到的才值得
同樣是把重量押在物質那一邊,但這裡談的不是世界的組成,而是一個人拿什麼當生活的重心;也因此它帶著評價的味道。
materialistic person · noun · C2
A person who thinks money and the things you can buy matter more than art, faith, or what is right or wrong — used when the speaker does not approve.
物質主義者
另一條詞條下的同一組意思
詞典把同樣兩個意思在第二個詞條下又收了一次;意思與上面兩支完全對應,畫面沿用同一個「把重量押在物質那一邊」的手勢。
philosophical materialist · noun · C2
A person who believes that only things you can see and touch really exist, and that mind or spirit is not a separate kind of thing.
唯物論者
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
materialistnoun/məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/
Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with material possessions.
A follower or proponent of philosophical materialism.
materialistadj/məˈtiːɹɪəlɪst/
human-sciencesphilosophysciencesOf or concerning materialism.
Synonym of materialistic, concerned only with material things.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。