fat cat

短语

n. <美俚>有钱有势的人 vi. 谋求特权

发音

AU

词形变化

fat cats 复数

别名

fatcat

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rich person who contributes to a political campaign.

    肥猫

    俚语
  2. 2.

    Any affluent person who is perceived to have profited from the labor of others; and/or not to care about those of lesser means.

    剥削者

    贬义 俚语
  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fat, cat.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

have wealthy person

词源

The phrase was first used in the 1920s in the United States to describe rich political donors. By the middle of the 20th century, the term was being applied more widely to any wealthy individual.

来源：wiktionary