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一、何为“奢侈品”
“奢侈”是一个本土词汇,《国语》中便有“及桓子,骄泰奢侈,贪欲无艺,略则行志”这样的说法,奢侈这个词在中文中是一个很明显的贬义词,一般作“挥霍浪费钱财,过分追求享受”解释。
至于“奢侈品”其实是一个舶来概念,指的是英文中的luxury。什么是Luxury?牛津高阶辞典如此解释:a thing that is expensive and enjoyable but not essential;剑桥高阶辞典如此解释:something expensive which is pleasant to have but is not necessary;韦伯斯特辞典的解释则是:something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary。维基百科全书解释是:an economic good or service for which demand increases more than proportionally as income rises。纵观这几种说法,luxury的含义大致有三个重点:好的、贵的、非必需的。不过就表达来说,英文明显要中性许多,不算太过负面。
钟泳麟先生也曾质疑过luxury这词的中文解析。为什么不翻译成华丽或者华贵来得有亲和力。
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