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

• Since then, conspicuous consumption appears to have increased.
  在那之后，（富人）的大肆挥霍日益明显。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.
  炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。
• 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。
• Exploratory study on Chinese only-child generation's motives of conspicuous consumption
  中国独生代消费者炫耀性消费动机的实证分析