parvenu

[美國]/'pɑːvənuː/
[英國]/'pɑrvənu/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 暴富者,新貴,傲慢自負
Word Forms
複數parvenus

例句

a parvenu swaggering around at a party;

在舞會上神氣活現地四處走動的暴發戶;

married a parvenu vulgarian;

與一個粗俗的暴發戶結婚;

The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.

這個暴發戶邀請了客人,但是他們都不願意去。

he concealed the details of his parvenu lifestyle.

他掩蓋自己暴發戶生活方式的細節。

The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working-class background.

暴發戶十分狡猾,他決不暴露自己是工人出身這一事實。

The parvenu tried to impress everyone with their newfound wealth.

暴發戶試圖用他們新獲得的財富來給每個人留下印象。

She felt like a parvenu among the established elite.

她感覺自己在成熟的精英中就像一個暴發戶。

The parvenu's extravagant spending habits raised eyebrows in the community.

暴發戶的奢侈消費習慣在社區中引起了轟動。

Despite his parvenu status, he was determined to fit in with the upper class.

儘管他是個暴發戶,但他決心要融入上層社會。

The parvenu's lack of sophistication was evident in social situations.

暴發戶在社交場合中缺乏老練是顯而易見的。

She felt like a parvenu at the fancy gala, surrounded by established socialites.

她在那個花哨的晚會上感覺自己像個暴發戶,周圍都是成熟的社交名流。

The parvenu's flashy displays of wealth only served to alienate them from their peers.

暴發戶炫耀財富的行爲只會讓他們與同齡人疏遠。

His parvenu behavior made it difficult for him to gain acceptance in exclusive circles.

他的暴發戶行爲使他難以在獨特圈子裏獲得認可。

The parvenu's attempts to mimic the manners of the upper class were met with ridicule.

暴發戶試圖模仿上層社會的舉止卻遭到了嘲笑。

She struggled to shed her parvenu image and be taken seriously by the established elite.

她努力擺脫暴發戶形象,讓成熟的精英認真對待她。

原聲例句

Julien was still a parvenu in this respect.

於連在這方面仍然是個暴發戶。

來源: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

In 1870 the American steel maker was the parvenu of the trade.

1870 年, 這家美國鋼鐵製造商是該行業的暴發戶。

來源: The Era of Big Business

A parvenu is a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or a high position; an upstart, in other words.

暴發戶是出身卑微的人, 獲得了財富或高位; 換句話說,一個暴發戶。

來源: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

America being the parvenu, most people assume that any variations between the two countries result from American innovation, to the (sometimes mock) horror of Britons.

美國是暴發戶,大多數人認爲兩國之間的任何差異都源於美國的創新,這讓英國人感到恐懼(有時是嘲笑)。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

Napoleon came from an obscure family, while Bismarck came from a family that had a long history back of it; therefore Napoleon is called the parvenu, while Bismarck is entitled the noble.

拿破崙出身於名門望族,俾斯麥出身於源遠流長的世家。因此拿破崙被稱爲暴發戶,而俾斯麥被稱爲貴族。

來源: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

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