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
- 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； - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This tendency towards conspicuous consumption also extends well beyond the ranks of the wealthy.
此外，这种炫耀性消费的倾向并不只是富人才有。 - We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。 - Since then, conspicuous consumption appears to have increased.
在那之后，（富人）的大肆挥霍日益明显。 - An Empirical Study of the Effects of Vanity and Money Attitudes on College Students 'Propensity to Conspicuous Consumption
虚荣特性、金钱态度对大学生炫耀性消费倾向影响的实证研究 - 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。