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托斯丹·凡勃伦：有闲阶级论·摘录 67
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
A weakness for crudely serviceable contrivances that pointedly suggest immediate and wasteless use is present even in the middle-class tastes; but it is there kept well in hand under the unbroken dominance of the canon of reputable futility. Consequently it works out in a variety of ways and means for shamming serviceability--in such contrivances as rustic fences, bridges, bowers, pavilions, and the like decorative features. An expression of this affectation of serviceability, at what is perhaps its widest divergence from the first promptings of the sense of economic beauty, is afforded by the cast-iron rustic fence and trellis or by a circuitous drive laid across level ground.
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定位：Excerpt 67 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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中产阶级其实也喜欢那种一看就实用、不浪费的设计，但这种喜好被“体面即无用”的品味压着，只能拐弯抹角地表现出来。于是他们搞出一些假装实用的东西，比如乡村风格的栅栏、桥、凉亭、亭子等装饰。最夸张的例子是铸铁做的仿乡村栅栏和花架，或者在平地上故意修一条绕来绕去的车道。这些设计明明不实用，却要装出实用的样子，因为直接实用显得不够体面，而完全无用又怕人说浪费，所以只好用“伪实用”来平衡。
上下文
凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》讨论品味如何被金钱声望塑造，此处分析中产阶级在实用与体面之间的折中。
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你身边有没有为了“看起来有用”而多花钱的设计？
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