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单词 parvenuism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•ve•nu /ˈpɑrvəˌnu, -ˌnyu, ˌpɑrvəˈnu, -ˈnyu/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -nus, adj. 
n. [countable]
  1. one who has attained wealth or influence, but has not yet gained the acceptance or the social graces associated with it.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. characteristic of a parvenu.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•ve•nu  (pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′, pär′və no̅o̅′, -nyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who has recently or suddenly acquired wealth, importance, position, or the like, but has not yet developed the conventionally appropriate manners, dress, surroundings, etc.

adj. 
  1. being or resembling a parvenu.
  2. characteristic of a parvenu.
  • Latin pervenīre, equivalent. to per- per- + venīre to come
  • French: upstart, noun, nominal use of past participle of parvenir to arrive, reach
  • 1795–1805
par′ve•nu′dom, n. 
par′ve•nu•ism, n. 
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