| 单词 | parvenu |
| 释义 | parvenu From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishparvenupar‧ve‧nu /ˈpɑːvənjuː $ ˈpɑːrvənuː/ noun [countable]formal old-fashionedCLASS IN SOCIETY an insulting word for someone from a low social position who has suddenly become rich and powerfulExamples from the Corpusparvenu• It was a newcomer, almost a parvenu, the creation of refugees and pirates.Origin parvenu (1800-1900) French past participle of parvenir “to arrive” |
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