status symbol

英 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

美 [ˈsteɪtəs sɪmbl]

n.  社会地位与财富的象征

牛津词典

noun

• 社会地位与财富的象征
  a possession that people think shows their high social status and wealth
  1. Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.
     养珍禽异兽是表现社会地位的最时髦方式。

柯林斯词典

• 社会地位的象征;身份的象征
  Astatus symbolis something that a person has or owns that shows they have money or importance in society.

双语例句

• For many of them, having women serve as their private protection& not men – is the ultimate status symbol.
  对他们中的许多人来说，让女性而不是男性担任他们的私人保镖，是最高的社会地位象征。
• Once upon a time, flip phones were the ultimate status symbol.
  从前，翻盖手机是社会地位的终极象征。
• A businessman's luxe designer handbag is a status symbol, showing he appreciates-and can afford-fine things.
  生意人手中奢华的特制手袋，为其生份地位象征。显示他对精品的鉴赏及购买能力。
• A lot of sons remained an important status symbol for the men.
  儿子成群仍然是那些男人们的一种重要的社会地位象征。
• A personal chauffeur is undoubtedly a status symbol.
  雇有私人司机无疑是一种社会地位的象征。
• He only bought the yacht as a status symbol he hates sailing.
  他买游艇只是为了显示身分&其实他根本不喜欢玩游艇。
• At present, bone china is the master identity and status symbol.
  就在如今，骨瓷也是主人身份与地位的象征。
• Caring for the environment should be a bigger status symbol than driving a car.
  关心环境应当比拥有汽车更能体现人的身份。
• Membership in these corporate facilities was, and still is, a status symbol.
  拥有这样的会员身份，至今仍是一种身份地位的象征。
• Carrying a chanel bag suggests you have a fat wallet inside, which is the ultimate status symbol.
  一个香奈尔（Chanel）的手提包握在手，就能说明你的腰包有多鼓，当然最终也成为一种经济地位的象征。