the buying and using of goods and services; the belief that it is good for a society or an individual person to buy and use a large quantity of goods and services 消费；消费主义（认为高消费对社会和个人有利） She was appalled by the greed and rampant consumerism she saw in modern society. 她被现代社会的贪婪和猖獗的消费主义吓了一地。 green consumerism (= the buying of products that are not harmful to the environment) 绿色消费主义