Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
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adj. 明顯的;顯而易見的;惹人注意的;顯目;
?? con大家+spic看+uous...的→大家都看見→顯眼的
"Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school."
瑪麗的紅頭發(fā)在學校里總是很惹眼。
近義：outlandish, outre, weird, zany, bizarre, odd
反義：silent, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unremarkable, covered
n. 消費;肺病;耗盡;[醫(yī)學]消耗性疾病;
?? con共同+ sumpt = take拿+ ion表名詞 →consumpt全拿完=消耗+ion表名詞→ 消耗量
"Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather."
燃氣和燃油的消耗量在天冷時總會增加。
近義：ingestion, intake, usage, use, overexertion, overstrain
反義：industry, manufacture, manufacturing, output, outturn, preparation
adj. 貴重的，寶貴的;有價值的;可評估的;
n. 貴重物品，財寶;
?? valu=value價值+able形容詞后綴→有價值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而，對我弟弟來說，它們是很珍貴的。
近義：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
反義：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 先生;紳士;有身份地位的人;
?? gentle溫和的+man人→紳士；有教養(yǎng)的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
謝謝您—您是個真正的君子。
近義：aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier
反義：plebe, commoner
n. 商品，貨物;動產(chǎn);本領(lǐng);合意的人;
"Kitchen goods are sold in the basement."
廚房用具在地下室出售。
近義：havings, assets, merchandise, possessions, products, property
n. 方法（ mean的名詞復數(shù)）;手段;收入;財富;
v. 意味著（ mean的第三人稱單數(shù)）;引起;打算或注定要某人成為或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
調(diào)查之事遠未蓋棺定論。
近義：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy