单词 | nouveau riche |
释义 | nouveau riche (nuːvoʊ riːʃ ) also nouveau-riche Word forms: nouveau riche , nouveaux riches 1. plural noun The nouveaux riches are people who have only recently become rich and who have tastes and manners that some people consider vulgar. [disapproval] The nouveau riche have to find a way to be accepted. Synonyms: arriviste, upstart, new-rich, parvenu 2. adjective Nouveau-riche means belonging or relating to the nouveaux riches. [disapproval] ...critics who did not appreciate his nouveau-riche taste. Synonyms: arriviste, upstart, newly-rich, parvenu |
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