parvenu
英 ['pɑ?v?nu?; -nju?]
美['pɑrv?nu]
- n. 暴發(fā)戶，新貴
- adj. 暴發(fā)戶的
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?parvenus;
中文詞源
parvenu 暴發(fā)戶，新貴
來自法語parvenu,來自par,通過，來到，-venu,到來，詞源同venue,advent.即新來的，引申詞義暴發(fā)戶，新貴。
英文詞源
- parvenu (n.)
- "upstart," 1802, from French parvenu, "said of an obscure person who has made a great fortune" (Littré); noun use of past participle of parvenir "to arrive" (12c.), from Latin pervenire "to come up, arrive, attain," from per- "through" (see per (prep.)) + venire "to come" (see venue). As an adjective from 1828.
雙語例句
- 1. The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.
- 這個暴發(fā)戶邀請了客人,但是他們都不愿意去.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working - class background.
- 暴發(fā)戶十分狡猾,他決不暴露自己是工人出身這一事實.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. Do not cross this, should surmount a parvenu in old A Bai when, his trip!
- 不過這次, 就在老阿伯要超越新貴時, 他摔倒了!
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)