Mister Veblen argued that people gathered wealth for the purpose of conspicuous consumption.

维布伦先生认为人们聚集财富的目的是为了" 炫耀性消费" 。

Yet Veblen’s leisure class was not idle.

然而，凡勃伦的有闲阶级并没有闲着。

Veblen also described how the desire for luxury goods trickles down.

凡勃伦还描述了对奢侈品的渴望是如何逐渐下降的。

This behavior is exemplified in what economists now call veblen goods.

这种行为在经济学家现在称为维布伦商品的例子中得到了体现。

But with veblen goods, the opposite is true.

但对于凡品，情况恰恰相反。

What separates a veblen good from a regular good is the snob value.

将 veblen 商品与普通商品区分开来的是势利的价值。

Luxury cars and jewelry are the most common examples of veblen goods.

豪华汽车和珠宝是 veblen 商品最常见的例子。

In his early years, Mister Galbraith was greatly influenced by the economist Thorstein Veblen and his book, The Theory of the Leisure Class.

早年，加尔布雷斯先生深受经济学家索尔斯坦·维布伦及其著作《休闲阶级理论》的影响。

Distressed jeans from well-known designers might drive their demand, but what makes them unique among veblen goods might also be tied to the idea of authenticity.

来自知名设计师的仿旧牛仔裤可能会推动他们的需求，但使它们在众多商品中独一无二的原因也可能与真实性的理念有关。