capitalist

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The owner of a considerable amount of capital; a wealthy person.
    — Very little of capital acquired in commerce is directed towards agriculture, save where a wealthy capitalist purchases lands for his own use; but it is seldom, if ever, applied to the improvement of the country, in the hands of the original landholders.
  2. Someone whose wealth (capital) is invested in business ventures in order to return a profit.
    — Near-synonyms: businessman, financier, industrialist
  3. A person who is a supporter of capitalism.
    — In a world of cheap airfares, laptops, and the Internet, we proudly regard mobility as a sign of how advanced we are. Hey, we're nomadic hipster capitalists!
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.
    — capitalist economy
  2. Supporting or endorsing capitalism.
    — Well, I thank you for your question, but I have to say we're capitalist—and that is just the way it is. However, we do think that capitalism is not necessarily meeting the needs with the income inequality that we have in our country.
  3. American. nonstandard

词形变化

more capitalist comparative most capitalist superlative capitalists plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput
Proto-Italic *kaput
Latin caput
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin capitālisbor.
Old French capitalbor.
Middle English capital
English capital
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist

French capitalistecalq.
English capitalist
From capital + -ist. Calque of French capitaliste.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kap-
Proto-Indo-European *káput
Proto-Italic *kaput
Latin caput
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin capitālisbor.
Old French capitalbor.
Middle English capital
English capital
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist

French capitalistecalq.
English capitalist
From capital + -ist. Calque of French capitaliste.
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