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.- 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。
- It was an age of conspicuous consumption — those who had money liked to display it.
英英释义
noun
- buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth
双语例句
- 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。 - Since then, conspicuous consumption appears to have increased.
在那之后，（富人）的大肆挥霍日益明显。 - The legitimate qualms articulated above too easily become rationalizations for conspicuous consumption.
上面谈到的合乎情理的疑虑非常容易变为高消费的理由。 - 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。 - 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。 - The latest to pop the champagne corks of conspicuous consumption is China.
一名清洁工站在北京一家奢侈品商店的橱窗外，她身后是卡地亚手表的广告最新开启炫耀性消费香槟酒瓶塞的国度是中国。 - Punendu Kumar at consulting firm Technopak says residents here were not known for conspicuous consumption in the past, but that is changing.
泰克诺帕克资讯公司的库马尔说，这里的居民们炫耀性的消费过去不为人知，但现在情况改变了。 - Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
引人注目地挥霍贵重财物是有闲绅士取得名声的手段。 - Giving money to charity is thus more akin to conspicuous consumption than it is to blatant benevolence.
这样，向慈善机构捐款就更类似于一种挥霍而不是炫耀自己的善行。 - 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。