中文翻译与英英解释 | n. 〔法语〕暴发户;新贵。 adj. (像)暴发户的。
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| 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,
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| 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,
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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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