parvenu

英 ['pɑːvənjuː] 美 ['pɑːrvənuː]

• n. 暴发户；新贵

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Adjective:

1. characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

2. of or characteristic of a parvenu

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.
   这个暴发户邀请了客人，但是他们都不愿意去。

经典引文

• Napoleon..had now re-established France's reputation among the other crowned heads as a parvenu.

  出自： fig.

近反义词

【近义词】

• snob 势利小人
• upstart 暴发户
• arriviste 暴发户
• nouveau riche <法>暴发户
• social climber 追求更高社会地位的人...
• pretender 冒充者
• parvenue 女暴发户
• nouveau-riche 暴发户