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Impulse buying

發佈時間: 2015/01/12

有些人為了省錢,死守到年尾年頭大減價才購物。但另一邊廂,特價卻會使人衝動購物(impulse buying),買下一堆用不着的物品,令錢包大傷元氣,又佔用了蝸居幾呎地。

Impulse可以解「衝動、一時之念」,impulse buying即是「衝動購物」,無計劃下決訂購買。例句:It was an impulse buying as I didn't read any reviews about it before purchase.(那是我一時衝動買的,買之前並沒有看評論。)

常用on impulse指「一時衝動」。例句:He is very calm and never acts on impulse.(他非常淡定,做事從不衝動。);On impulse, she bought the discounted handbag.(她一時衝動下買了那特價手袋。)

Impulse亦可以是術語,解「脈衝」,例如,nerve impulses(神經脈衝)、electrical impulses(電脈衝)。

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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