/'mɑ:ksɪzəm; `mɑrksɪzm/
n [U] political and economic theory of Karl Marx (1818-83), stating that class struggle is the force behind historical change and that capitalism will inevitably be replaced by socialism and a classless society 马克思主义
*Communism is based on Marxism. 共产主义是以马克思主义为基础.

n[U]
the system of political thinking invented by Karl Marx, which explains changes in history as the result of a struggle between social classes