parvenus

/ˈpɑːrvənjuːz/ /ˈpɑːrvənuːz/

Meanings

noun

暴发户，新贵。

A person who has risen, climbed up, or has been promoted to a higher social class, especially through acquisition of wealth, rights, or political authority but has not gained social acceptance by those within that new class.

Examples :

"Even though they had become incredibly rich overnight, the self-proclaimed social elite still treated the new millionaires as parvenus, excluding them from their exclusive parties and private clubs. "

即使他们一夜暴富，那些自诩为社会精英的人仍然把这些新晋百万富翁当作暴发户，将他们排除在专属派对和私人俱乐部之外。

Related Words

excluding verb

/ɪkˈskludɪŋ/ /ɛkˈskludɪŋ/

排除，拒绝进入。

"The bouncer was excluding anyone who wasn't wearing proper shoes. "

保安把所有没穿合适的鞋的人都挡在外面，不让进去。

millionaires noun

/mɪljəˈnɛrz/ /mɪljənˈɛrz/

百万富翁，富豪

"Even though they live modestly, many families in the neighborhood are millionaires due to smart investments. "

尽管他们生活简朴，由于精明的投资，这个社区里很多家庭都是百万富翁，拥有超过一百万但不到两百万的财富。

promoted verb

/prəˈmoʊtɪd/ /proʊˈmoʊtɪd/

晋升，提升。

"He promoted his clerk to office manager."

他把他手下的职员提升为办公室经理。

proclaimed verb

/pɹoʊˈkleɪmd/

宣布，宣告

"The teacher proclaimed that there would be no homework this weekend. "

老师宣布这个周末没有作业。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

acceptance noun

/ək.ˈsɛp.təns/

接受，认可，赞同。

"the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc."

接受礼物、职位或学说等。

overnight noun

/ˈoʊvərnaɪt/ /ˌoʊvərˈnaɪt/

隔夜件，夜间送达物品

"Have you looked at the overnights yet?"

你查看过隔夜件了吗？

incredibly adverb

/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/

难以置信地，令人难以置信地。

"The teacher's presentation was incredibly engaging; everyone listened intently. "

老师的讲解令人难以置信地引人入胜，每个人都听得非常专注。

exclusive noun

/ɪkˈsklu.sɪv/

独家消息，专有信息

"The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature."

总编同意压下那则可能造成灾难性后果的政治独家内幕消息，以换取一条更令人愉悦的独家报道。

acquisition noun

/æ.kwɪ.ˈzɪ.ʃən/

获得，取得，收购

"The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself."

获得运动器材本身就是一种乐趣。

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

权力，职权

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

我有权处罚我部门的员工，但没有权力解雇他们。

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

政客，政治人物

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

学校的政客向校长反映了学生的担忧。