Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
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adj. 明显的;显而易见的;惹人注意的;显目;
💡 con大家+spic看+uous...的→大家都看见→显眼的
"Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school."
玛丽的红头发在学校里总是很惹眼。
近义：outlandish, outre, weird, zany, bizarre, odd
反义：silent, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unremarkable, covered
n. 消费;肺病;耗尽;[医学]消耗性疾病;
💡 con共同+ sumpt = take拿+ ion表名词 →consumpt全拿完=消耗+ion表名词→ 消耗量
"Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather."
燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。
近义：ingestion, intake, usage, use, overexertion, overstrain
反义：industry, manufacture, manufacturing, output, outturn, preparation
adj. 贵重的，宝贵的;有价值的;可评估的;
n. 贵重物品，财宝;
💡 valu=value价值+able形容词后缀→有价值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而，对我弟弟来说，它们是很珍贵的。
近义：helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved
反义：inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
n. 先生;绅士;有身份地位的人;
💡 gentle温和的+man人→绅士；有教养的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
谢谢您—您是个真正的君子。
近义：aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier
反义：plebe, commoner
n. 商品，货物;动产;本领;合意的人;
"Kitchen goods are sold in the basement."
厨房用具在地下室出售。
近义：havings, assets, merchandise, possessions, products, property
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy