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单词 narikin
释义

narikinn.

Brit. /ˈnarᵻkɪn/, U.S. /ˈnɛrək(ə)n/
Inflections: Plural unchanged.
Forms: 1900s– narikin, 1900s– nari-kin.
Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese narikin.
Etymology: < Japanese narikin (early 18th cent. in sense ‘pawn in shogi promoted to rank of kin(shō)’, mid 18th cent. in sense ‘nouveau riche’) < nari-, combining form of naru to become, (in shogi) be promoted + kin ( < Middle Chinese; also more fully kinshō) gold, money, major piece in shogi.
In Japan: a wealthy parvenu.The term is frequently found in reference to private entrepreneurs who profited conspicuously from the First World War (1914–18): cf. Japanese sensō-narikin war profiteers.
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the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > newly rich person
parvenu1787
nouveau richea1796
new rich1892
narikin1918
nouveau1927
noove1983
Essex man1990
1918 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 81 61 These new millionaires are commonly styled ‘nari-kin’.
1920 S. Greenbie Japan: real & Imaginary 353 Envy of the riches suddenly acquired by steamship men, manufacturers, and exporters, designated narikin (mushroom millionaires)..added to the predicament.
1946 R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword (1947) iv. 95 Narikin is often translated ‘nouveau riche’ but that does not do justice to the Japanese feeling... A narikin is a term taken from Japanese chess and means a pawn promoted to queen.
1988 Japan Econ. Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Sept. 22 There is a lingering distrust in Japan of the narikin, the newcomer who has made too much money too quickly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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