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
- Conspicuous Consumption, Economic Development and Optimum Tax Policy; The government has put a prohibitive tax on foreign goods.
炫耀性消费、经济增长和最优税收政策政府对外国货征收抑制性税率。 - This is because the rich are getting richer everywhere, not just in Asia, and as they do so their capacity for conspicuous consumption of art is expanding.
原因在于,世界所有地方不仅仅是亚洲的富人都在变得更富,在此过程中,他们显著的艺术品消费能力也在不断扩大。 - 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。 - 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。 - Conspicuous consumption will be frowned upon.
炫富消费将令人皱眉。 - 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; - We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。