parvenu

大学

n. 暴发户, 新贵

发音

UK /ˈpɑː.və.njuː/
UK /ˈpɑː.və.nuː/
US /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/
US /ˈpɑɹ.və.nu/

词形变化

parvenue parvenus 复数 parvenus

教材释义与例句

名词

暴发户，新贵

形容词

暴发户的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, privileges, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

    暴发户

    新贵

adj.
  1. 1.

    Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

upstart nouveau riche arriviste

下位词 3

junior climber social climber
形容词

同义词 2

upstart nouveau riche

近义相关 2

new pretentious

词源

Borrowed from French parvenu, past participle of parvenir, from Latin perveniō (“arrive, reach”). See also parvenue f

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