"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.
双语例句
1. The parvenu invited guests but they all hung off.
这个暴发户邀请了客人,但是他们都不愿意去.
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2. The parvenu was much too foxy to let slip even a hint of his working - class background.
暴发户十分狡猾,他决不暴露自己是工人出身这一事实.
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3. Do not cross this, should surmount a parvenu in old A Bai when, his trip!
