conspicuous consumption

英 [kənˌspɪkjuəs kənˈsʌmpʃn]

美 [kənˌspɪkjuəs kənˈsʌmpʃn]

n.  夸耀性消费; 炫耀性购买

牛津词典

noun

• 夸耀性消费；炫耀性购买
  the buying of expensive goods in order to impress people and show them how rich you are

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 炫耀性消费
  Conspicuous consumptionmeans spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are.
  1. It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
     那是一个炫耀性消费的年代——有钱人都喜欢炫富。

英英释义

noun

• buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth

双语例句

• Because of these women, conspicuous consumption lost some of its status, just as high birth and high culture had previously.
  由于这些女人的存在，炫耀消费失去了某些地位，正如早先的高贵出身和高雅文化一样。
• In this paper, the author first presented a brief introduction to Veblen's thoughts on conspicuous consumption.
  本文中，笔者对凡勃伦的炫耀性消费思想作了简略的探讨；
• Conspicuous consumption will be frowned upon.
  炫富消费将令人皱眉。
• Migrant workers go door to door like rag men, buying up the cast-offs of Shanghai's conspicuous consumption, designer water bottles and flat screen television boxes which would otherwise clog up the city's landfills.
  民工们像废品回收商一样，逐门逐户地收购上海炫耀性消费的废弃物、高级矿泉水的瓶子和平板电视的包装箱&如果没有他们，这些废弃物将堆满上海的垃圾填埋场。
• The Robb Report, a monthly bible of conspicuous consumption, recently published its'21 Ultimate Gifts'in time for the holidays.
  跟踪炫耀性消费的月刊《罗博报告》（RobbReport）最近公布了今年假日期间的“21件终极大礼”。
• Such conspicuous consumption is already turning parts of Singapore into something of a high-end brand theme park for wealthy visitors, says Jim prior, chief executive of the partners, a branding consultancy.
  品牌咨询公司thepartners首席执行官吉姆普赖尔（jimprior）表示，这些引人注目的消费已经将新加坡很多地区变成了供富裕游客享受的高端品牌主题乐园。
• MS Davies highlighted the growth of conspicuous consumption in China.
  戴维斯强调了中国炫富消费的增长。
• Since then, conspicuous consumption appears to have increased.
  在那之后，（富人）的大肆挥霍日益明显。
• The final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.
  炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。
• It will be nowhere near the conspicuous consumption the West is enjoying now but it will be comfortable and sustainable.
  它不可能类似于西方现在所享受的挥霍性消费，它是舒适的、并且是可持续的。