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

• The power of photography as a world language will enrich the lives of the Chinese middle class, which increasingly looks to foreign travel and museum visits as more viable options than conspicuous consumption.
  作为一种世界语言，摄影的力量将会充实中国中产阶级的生活，他们渐渐觉得，出国旅游和参观博物馆是比炫耀性消费更可取的选择。
• We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
  我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。
• The Singles 'Day holiday, when unattached adults buy gifts for themselves, was created by students in 1993, but Alibaba has turned it into a festival of conspicuous consumption that has surpassed world shopping records.
  光棍节是单身成年人为自己购买礼物的节日，原本由学生群体在1993年创建，但阿里巴巴已将它转变成一个炫耀性消费节日，创下了购物的世界纪录。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.
  炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。