overconsumption
/ˌō-vər-kən-ˈsəm(p)-shən/ (ame, mw)
overconsumption — 名詞
1. the act of using, buying, or eating more of something than is healthy, needed, o
過度消費
超出健康、需要或環境負荷的消耗量
the act of using, buying, or eating more of something than is healthy, needed, or environmentally sustainable.
Doctors warned Christopher that overconsumption of salty snacks was raising his blood pressure.
醫生警告 Christopher，過度消費鹹零食正讓他的血壓升高。
overconsumption of + noun (food/drink context)
The report linked the overconsumption of plastic packaging to rising pollution along the Mekong River.
報告指出，塑膠包裝的過度消費導致湄公河沿岸污染惡化。
overconsumption of + noun (environmental context)
Naoko's documentary explored how cheap fast fashion fuels overconsumption among teenage shoppers.
Naoko 的紀錄片探討廉價快時尚如何助長青少年購物者的過度消費。
Economists at the Lagos conference debated whether overconsumption in wealthy countries is depleting global resources.
拉哥斯會議上的經濟學家辯論，富裕國家的過度消費是否正在耗盡全球資源。
Samir cut up his credit card after realising his overconsumption of online gadgets had drained his savings.
Samir 發現自己對網購電子產品的過度消費已耗光積蓄後，便剪掉了信用卡。
- overuse
broader; works for any resource, not only goods being eaten or bought
- excess
general noun for any amount above the right level; less specific to consumer behaviour
- overindulgence
stresses personal pleasure-seeking rather than environmental or economic harm
- moderation
deliberate restraint to the right amount
- underconsumption
technical opposite; using less than is needed or expected
文法句型
overconsumption of + noun
用法筆記
Uncountable noun; almost always followed by 'of + noun' naming what is being over-used (food, energy, resources, goods). Common subject of verbs like 'fuel', 'drive', 'reduce', 'curb'.