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

• Three Dimensional Motivation Structures on Conspicuous Consumption& Based on the One-child Generation of Consumers 'Explorative Study
  炫耀性消费的三维动机结构&基于独生代消费者的探索性研究
• 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。
• 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。
• We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
  我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Empirical Study on Relationship between Self-concept Attribution and Conspicuous Consumption Behavior
  自我概念归因与炫耀性消费行为关系的实证研究
• Conspicuous consumption will be frowned upon.
  炫富消费将令人皱眉。