parvenu是什么意思？

parvenu

英[ˈpɑ:vənju:] 美[ˈpɑrvənu]

• n. 暴富者，暴发户，新贵，傲慢自负的人；

复数：parvenus;

例句

• 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!
• 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.
• 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.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  暴发户；新贵
  If you describe someone as a parvenu, you think that although they have acquired wealth or high status they are not very cultured or well-educated.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  暴富者,暴发户
  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。

英英词典释义

• 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