/ˈkæpɪtəlɪzəm ||; ˈkæpətḷˌɪzəm/noun [U] the economic system in which businesses are owned and run for profit by individuals and not by the state 资本主义（制度） ☞Look at communism, Marxism and socialism. 参看 communism、Marxism 及 socialism。 ➔capitalist noun [C] adj