大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 conspicuous consumption


释义：

conspicuous consumption 炫耀性消费：指为了显示个人地位和财富而购买昂贵的商品和服务

例句：



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时代—有钱人喜欢摆阔。



Conspicuous consumption is out.

那种炫耀性的消费早已过时了。



Conspicuous Consumption of Cars!

令人咋舌的汽车消费量！



Attitudes to conspicuous consumption are changing.

人们对于炫耀性消费的看法正在改变。



The final frontier in conspicuous consumption: space.

炫耀性消费的最后阵地是太空。



Don't worry: Conspicuous consumption won't disappear.

不过不用担心：炫耀性消费不会消失。



We must avoid overindulgence and conspicuous consumption.

我们必须避免过分放纵和铺张浪费。



Initially it was a form of showing off or conspicuous consumption.

最初，这是一种炫耀性的消费形式。



Asians have long had a penchant for luxury and conspicuous consumption.

长期以来，亚洲人一直对奢侈品和炫富消费情有独钟。



It appears, for instance, to be a by-product of conspicuous consumption.

比如说，它是炫耀性消费的副产品。



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。



THE Japanese used to be to conspicuous consumption what the Chinese are to raw materials.

日本人对于消费一直以来都如同中国人对于原材料般有明显的铺张情节。



Such excessive spending might not be a sign of conspicuous consumption but of addiction.

这类过度消费也许并不意味着挥霍，而是一种沉溺。



Luxury; Luxury Brand; Perception Motivation; Conspicuous Consumption; Confucian Culture.

奢侈品；奢侈品牌；消费动机；感知动机；儒家文化。



Giving money to charity is thus more akin to conspicuous consumption than it is to blatant benevolence.

这样，向慈善机构捐款就更类似于一种挥霍而不是炫耀自己的善行。



Conspicuous consumption is making a comeback on Wall Street. But no one wants to admit they are doing it.

炫耀性消费正在华尔街卷土重来。但没人愿意承认他们正在这么做。



The result shows that conspicuous consumption can accelerate but is not the engine of the economic growth.

结果表明，炫耀性消费能加速经济增长，但不是经济增长的引擎。