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 final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.
  炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。
• 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。
• The Robb Report, a monthly bible of conspicuous consumption, recently published its'21 Ultimate Gifts'in time for the holidays.
  跟踪炫耀性消费的月刊《罗博报告》（RobbReport）最近公布了今年假日期间的“21件终极大礼”。
• Indeed, conspicuous consumption and waste are an important part of social display.
  事实上，显著的消费和浪费都是社会现实的一个重要组成部分。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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