1854, "condition of having capital;" from capital (n.1) + -ism. Meaning "political/economic system which encourages capitalists" is recorded from 1872.
权威例句
1. His article is, predictably, a scathing attack on capitalism.
可想而知,他的文章是对资本主义的严厉抨击。
2. Offe also challenges the postulate of an "organized capitalism".
奥费也质疑“有组织的资本主义”的假设。
3. It exposes capitalism in the raw.
它暴露了资本主义的本来面目。
4. He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
他怒斥资本主义的种种罪恶。
5. Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down.