parvenu

英['pɑːvənjuː] 美['pɑːrvənuː]
  • n. 暴发户；新贵

详细释义

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

双语例句

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.

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2. The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working - class background.
暴发户十分狡猾,他决不暴露自己是工人出身这一事实.

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3. Do not cross this, should surmount a parvenu in old A Bai when, his trip!
不过这次, 就在老阿伯要超越新贵时, 他摔倒了!

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    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。

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