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

• Face Consciousness, Status Consumption Tendency and Conspicuous Consumption Behavior& Theoretical Relationship Model and Empirical Research
  面子意识、地位消费倾向与炫耀性消费行为&理论关系模型及实证检验
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.
  我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。
• 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”。