| 单词 | upstart |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ʌpstɑ:t] |
| 解释 | n. 突然陞官的人，暴发户 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.突然陞官的人，暴 发户(one that has risen suddenly) 【记】 up→start(开始)→开 始向上→陞官 【例】 an upstart family(暴发户) |
| 字源 | upstart (n.) 1550s, "one newly risen from a humble position to one of power, importance, or rank, a parvenu," also start-up, from up (adv.) + start (v.) in the sense of "jump, spring, rise." As an adjective from 1560s. Compare the archaic verb upstart "to spring to one's feet," attested from c.1300. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 暴发户; adj 自命不凡的; 傲慢无礼的 【记】up上, start开始－开始向上－暴发户－自命不凡的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】start up 突然站起，发动 |
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