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parvenu是什么意思

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parvenu 是什么意思

音标:[ 'pɑ:vənju: ]  
名词复数:parvenus   

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
〔法语〕暴发户;新贵。
adj.
(像)暴发户的。
a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
同义词:upstart, nouveau-riche, arriviste,

of or characteristic of a parvenu
同义词:parvenue,

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
同义词:nouveau-riche, parvenue, upstart,

A parvenu is a person who is a relative newcomer to a socioeconomic class. The word is borrowed from the French language; it is the past participle of the verb parvenir (to reach, to arrive, to manage to do something).

例句与用法

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。

2." because fernand and danglars , being both parvenus , both having become noble , both rich , are about equal in worth , excepting that there have been certain things mentioned of him that were never said of me .
“因为弗尔南多和腾格拉尔两个人都是暴发户,都后来成了贵族,都发了财,所以大家都差不多,只是在某些事情上,有人提到他,却从来没谈到过我。 ”

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