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单词 nouveau riche
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
nou•veau riche /ˈnuvoʊ ˈriʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. nou•veaux riches 
    /ˈnuvoʊ ˈriʃ/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Foreign Termsa person who is newly rich, esp. one thought of as being showy, vulgar, or lacking culture.
See -nov-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nou•veau riche  (no̅o̅vō rēsh; Fr. no̅o̅ vō rēsh),USA pronunciation pl. nou•veaux riches 
    (no̅o̅vō rēsh; Fr. no̅o̅ vō rēsh).USA pronunciation 
  1. Foreign Termsa person who is newly rich:the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
  • French: new rich (person)
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nouveau riche /ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ; French: nuvo riʃ/ n ( pl nouveaux riches /ˌnuːvəʊ ˈriːʃ; French: nuvo riʃ/)
  1. (often plural) a person who has acquired wealth recently and is regarded as vulgarly ostentatious or lacking in social graces
Etymology: French, literally: new rich
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