arriviste

英 [,æriː'viːst] 美 [,æri'vist]
  • n. 暴发户;一心想发迹的人;野心家

中文词源


arriviste 攀龙附凤之人

arrive的戏谑用法。

英文词源


arriviste (n.)
"pushy, ambitious person," 1901, from French arriviste, from arriver "to arrive" (see arrive). The notion is of a person intent on "arriving" at success or in society.

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