英语词汇“yumpie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Word origin

[1980–85, Amer.; y(oung) u(pwardly) m(obile) p(rofessional) (or p(erson)) + -ie; cf. yuppie]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, biobehavioral, designer drug, postfeminist, starch blocker-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, brassie, hippie, scrapie, wheelie

单词	yumpie
释义	yumpie in British English (ˈjʌmpɪ) noun another word for yuppie yuppie in British English or yuppy (ˈjʌpɪ) noun (sometimes capital) 1. an affluent young professional person adjective 2. typical of or reflecting the values characteristic of yuppies Derived forms yuppiedom (ˈyuppiedom) noun Word origin C20: from y(oung) u(rban) or up(wardly mobile) p(rofessional) + -ie Yumpie in American English (ˈjʌmpi) noun (sometimes lc) a young, well-educated person who has a professional career and aspires to a higher social and economic status; yuppie Also: Yumpy Word origin [1980–85, Amer.; y(oung) u(pwardly) m(obile) p(rofessional) (or p(erson)) + -ie; cf. yuppie]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, biobehavioral, designer drug, postfeminist, starch blocker-ie is a noun-forming suffix with a variety of functions in contemporary English, addedto monosyllabic bases to create words that are almost always informal. Its earliestuse, probably still productive, was to form endearing or familiar names or commonnouns from personal names, other nouns, and adjectives (Billy; Susie; birdie; doggie; granny; sweetie; tummy). The hypocoristic feature is absent in recent coinages, however, which are simplyinformal and sometimes pejorative (boonies; cabby; groupie; hippy; looie; Okie; preemie; preppy; rookie). Another function is to form from adjectives nouns that denote exemplary or extremeinstances of the quality named by the adjective (baddie; biggie; cheapie; toughie), sometimes focusing on a restricted, usually unfavorable sense of the adjective(sharpie; sickie; whitey). A few words in which the informal character of the prefix has been lost are nowstandard in formal written English (goalie; movie). Other words that use the affix -ie include: Dixie, brassie, hippie, scrapie, wheelie
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yumpie in British English

yuppie in British English

Yumpie in American English