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单词 arriviste
释义

arriviste

[ ar-ee-veest; French a-ree-veest ]
/ ˌær iˈvist; French a riˈvist /
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noun, plural ar·ri·vistes [ar-ee-veests; French a-ree-veest]. /ˌær iˈvists; French a riˈvist/.

a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.

Origin of arriviste

From French, dating back to 1900–05; see origin at arrive, -ist

Words nearby arriviste

arrive, arrive at, arrivederci, arrivism, arrivisme, arriviste, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant, arrogate
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Example sentences from the Web for arriviste

  • In it there is as much enthusiasm as serious purpose, as much of the essence of youth as of the arriviste.

    Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning|Willard Huntington Wright

British Dictionary definitions for arriviste

arriviste
/ (ˌæriːˈviːst, French arivist) /

noun

a person who is unscrupulously ambitious

Word Origin for arriviste

French: see arrive, -ist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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