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mass consumption
The consumption of goods and resources on a large scale, characteristic of modern industrial societies. Often discussed critically in the context of environmental issues.
大量消費社会を見直す必要がある。
We need to reconsider our mass consumption society.
大量生産・大量消費の時代は終わりつつある。
The era of mass production and mass consumption is coming to an end.
ファストファッションは大量消費の象徴として批判されることがある。
Fast fashion is sometimes criticized as a symbol of mass consumption.
USAGE:
A compound of 大量 (large quantity) and 消費 (consumption). Often used in the set phrase 大量生産・大量消費・大量廃棄 (mass production, mass consumption, mass disposal).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 大量消費社会 (mass consumption society)
- 大量消費時代 (age of mass consumption)
- 大量消費を見直す (to reconsider mass consumption)
RELATED WORDS:
- 大量生産: mass production
- 大量廃棄: mass disposal