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单词 nouveau pauvre
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Definition of nouveau pauvre in English:

nouveau pauvre

noun ˌnuːvəʊ ˈpəʊvrə
  • A person who has recently become poor. Also with the: such people as a class (treated as plural).

adjective ˌnuːvəʊ ˈpəʊvrə
  • Of a person or group of people: recently impoverished.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From French nouveau new + pauvre poor n.1, after nouveau riche adjective French nouveau pauvre is apparently not attested until the 1930s, and the English probably represents an independent formation.

Definition of nouveau pauvre in US English:

nouveau pauvre

nounˌnuːvəʊ ˈpəʊvrə
  • A person who has recently become poor. Also with the: such people as a class (treated as plural).

adjectiveˌnuːvəʊ ˈpəʊvrə
  • Of a person or group of people: recently impoverished.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Atlantic Monthly. From French nouveau new + pauvre poor [noun¹], after nouveau riche [adjective] French nouveau pauvre is apparently not attested until the 1930s, and the English probably represents an independent formation.

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