careerism
/kuh-reer-iz-uhm/US // kəˈrɪər ɪz əm //
事业心,职业主义,职业道德,野心勃勃
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
Examples
Fans of FX’s “The Americans” will recognize a world where professionalism can fall prey to sexism, careerism and garden-variety klutziness.
But the greatest sin of all for Francis is perhaps that of careerism, chiding those who honor people rather than God.
When Clay held the world title aloft, Lipsyte saw in the gleam of the belt sports and '60s social upheaval and his own careerism.
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