| 单词 | conspicuous consumption |
| 释义 | conspicuous consumptionSEE SYNONYMS FOR conspicuous consumption ON THESAURUS.COM nounpublic enjoyment of possessions that are known to be costly so that one's ability to pay for such things is flaunted. Origin of conspicuous consumptionused by Thorstein Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) Words nearby conspicuous consumptionconspectus, consperg., conspicuity tape, conspicuous, conspicuous by its absence, conspicuous consumption, conspiracist, conspiracy, conspiracy of silence, conspiracy theory, conspiration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for conspicuous consumptionconspicuous consumption nounspending in a lavish or ostentatious way, esp to impress others with one's wealth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for conspicuous consumptionconspicuous consumption Buying unnecessary and expensive products and services as a way to show off wealth. The term was coined by U.S. economist Thorstein Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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