"upstart," 1802, from French parvenu, "said of an obscure person who has made a great fortune" (Littré); noun use of past participle of parvenir "to arrive" (12c.), from Latin pervenire "to come up, arrive, attain," from per- "through" (see per (prep.)) + venire "to come" (see venue). As an adjective from 1828.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.
這個(gè)暴發(fā)戶(hù)邀請(qǐng)了客人,但是他們都不愿意去.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working - class background.
暴發(fā)戶(hù)十分狡猾,他決不暴露自己是工人出身這一事實(shí).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Do not cross this, should surmount a parvenu in old A Bai when, his trip!