careerist

n. 妄想发迹的人, 野心家 [法] 妄想发迹者, 野心家

发音

US /kəˈɹɪɹɪst/

词形变化

careerists 复数 careerists more careerist 比较级 most careerist 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who pursues the advancement of their career at the expense of other values.

    野心家

    贬义

    A careerist is a square-filler, a time-server. His talents and imagination have been circumscribed to perform managerial duties.

    You’ve got a lot of elite careerist women in the officer corps who have a certain set of desires usually related to their career.

  2. 2.

    A person who takes a job, especially in the military, for a long time rather than temporarily.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to such a person or way of life

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

professional

下位词 3

career girl careerman careerwoman

词源

From career + -ist.

来源：wiktionary