riche
riche — 形容詞
- richepositive
- richercomparative
- richestsuperlative
1. describing the flashy taste, lifestyle, or behaviour of people who have come int
炫富的
形容突然致富並以奢華方式炫耀
describing the flashy taste, lifestyle, or behaviour of people who have come into money quickly and enjoy making their new wealth obvious through expensive purchases and lavish displays.
The Watanabe family bought a mansion with gold-plated doorknobs, a purchase many saw as purely riche.
渡邊家族買了一棟有鍍金門把的豪宅，許多人認為這純粹是炫富之舉。
predicative use: 'purely riche'
Wei's riche taste showed in the diamond-encrusted watch and the sports car in the driveway.
Wei 炫富的品味從那隻鑲鑽手錶和車道上的跑車就可看出。
attributive use: 'riche taste'
The hotel lobby had a distinctly riche style, with marble columns and a giant crystal chandelier.
那間飯店大廳的風格明顯走炫富路線，有大理石柱和一座巨型水晶吊燈。
- nouveau riche
the full French phrase; 'riche' alone is a shortened form used especially as an adjective
- ostentatious
broader in meaning — refers to any showy display, not necessarily of new money
- flashy
more informal and general; lacks the specific 'new money' connotation of 'riche'
- understated
describes the quiet, modest style associated with old money, opposite to the showiness of 'riche'
文法句型
riche + noun
be + riche
用法筆記
Frequently used in attributive position before nouns like 'taste', 'style', 'lifestyle'. Carries a mildly critical or mocking tone — it implies the display of wealth lacks refinement.
常見錯誤
riche — 名詞
1. people who have recently acquired wealth and are eager to display it publicly, e
暴發戶
指剛致富且喜歡炫富的一群人
people who have recently acquired wealth and are eager to display it publicly, especially through costly possessions and extravagant social events, often viewed as lacking the understated manners of inherited wealth.
The city's art galleries are now filled with the riche, buying paintings to match their new sofas.
這座城市的藝廊現在擠滿了暴發戶，買畫是為了搭配新沙發。
pattern: 'the riche' as collective plural
Oluwaseun noticed that the riche in his neighbourhood drove luxury cars but rarely spoke to neighbours.
Oluwaseun 注意到他社區裡的暴發戶開的都是豪車，卻很少跟鄰居說話。
Unlike old-money families, the riche often display their wealth through flashy purchases and extravagant parties.
和有錢世家不同，暴發戶往往透過浮誇的消費和奢華派對來炫耀財富。
- nouveaux riches
the French plural form; in English both 'nouveaux riches' and 'the riche' refer to the same group
- new money
informal; can refer to individuals ('new-money people') or the concept itself
- upstarts
more negative; emphasises the social climbing aspect rather than the spending habits
- old money
families whose wealth has been inherited across generations, typically associated with understated taste
文法句型
the riche + plural verb
用法筆記
Always used as a collective plural noun preceded by 'the' — similar to 'the rich' but narrower in meaning. Distinguish from the adjective sense (sense adj/1): the noun refers to a group of people, not to a quality or style.