parvenu的词源

英文词源

parvenu (n.)

"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.

中文词源

parvenu：暴发户，新贵

来自法语parvenu,来自前缀 par- = per- (through, 通过)，词根 -venu = ven- (to come, 到来)，同根词venue,advent；字面意思是“an obscure person who has made a great fortune”，即新来的，引申词义暴发户，新贵。

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