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单词 conspicuous consumption
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conspicuous consumption

noun [mass noun]
Expenditure on or consumption of luxuries on a lavish scale in an attempt to enhance one’s prestige: an age of increasing conspicuous consumption these mansions were seen as monstrous monuments to conspicuous consumption...
  • In Thailand, a cappuccino costs the equivalent of three bowls of noodles, enhancing its potential for conspicuous consumption.
  • Conspicuous consumption has never been more evident than in the explosion of the bottled water business.
  • Academic and corporate titles are seldom used, and conspicuous consumption is condemned.
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