a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity 暴发户,新贵 the political inexperience of a parvenu. 在政治上毫无经验的暴发户。
adjective
having recently achieved, or associated with someone who has recently achieved, wealth, influence, or celebrity despite obscure origins 暴发户的,新贵的;暴发的 he concealed the details of his parvenu lifestyle. 他掩盖自己暴发户生活方式的细节。
语源
early 19th cent.: from French, literally arrived', past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire 'come to, reach'