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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. 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.