commodify
意味: To turn something — especially something not traditionally regarded as a commercial product — into a commodity that can be bought, sold, or traded.
Commodify is almost always used critically in academic and cultural commentary. It implies that something valuable — education, healthcare, culture, personal relationships — has been reduced to a market transaction, stripping it of its intrinsic worth. The noun 'commodification' is equally common in sociological and philosophical writing. The word is closely associated with Marxist critique and features prominently in discussions of neoliberalism, cultural studies, and the gig economy.
例文
- The report warned that higher education was being commodified, with students treated as consumers rather than learners. 该报告警告说,高等教育正在被商品化,学生被当作消费者而非学习者对待。El informe advertía de que la educación superior se estaba mercantilizando, con los estudiantes tratados como consumidores en lugar de aprendices.その報告書は、高等教育が商品化され、学生が学習者ではなく消費者として扱われていると警告した。그 보고서는 고등교육이 상품화되어 학생들이 학습자가 아닌 소비자로 취급되고 있다고 경고했다.
- Social media platforms have effectively commodified human attention, selling it to advertisers at scale. 社交媒体平台实际上已经将人类的注意力商品化,大规模地将其出售给广告商。Las plataformas de redes sociales han mercantilizado eficazmente la atención humana, vendiéndola a los anunciantes a gran escala.ソーシャルメディアのプラットフォームは人間の注意力を事実上商品化し、大規模に広告主に売り渡している。소셜 미디어 플랫폼은 인간의 주의력을 사실상 상품화하여 대규모로 광고주에게 팔고 있다.
- There is a growing backlash against the tendency to commodify traditional cultural practices for the tourist market. 人们越来越反对将传统文化习俗商品化以迎合旅游市场的倾向。Existe una creciente reacción contra la tendencia a mercantilizar las prácticas culturales tradicionales para el mercado turístico.伝統的な文化慣習を観光市場向けに商品化する傾向に対して、反発が高まっている。관광 시장을 겨냥해 전통 문화 관습을 상품화하는 경향에 대한 반발이 커지고 있다.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: academic, journalism
トーン: critical
起源と歴史
Formed from commodity (from Latin commoditas, convenience, advantage) + -fy. A 20th-century coinage, gaining prominence in academic writing from the 1970s onwards.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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