up-and-comer

IPA/ˌʌpandkˈʌmə/
IPA/ˌʌpændkˈʌmɚ/

up-and-comer — 名詞

1. a person who has started getting attention in their field and is expected to bec

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釋義

後起之秀

開始受矚目且看好會更成功的人

a person who has started getting attention in their field and is expected to become more successful

例句

Eli is an up-and-comer in local politics after winning two debates.

Eli 在兩場辯論獲勝後，成了地方政壇的後起之秀。

up-and-comer in [field]

Zuri became the gallery's newest up-and-comer after her first sold-out show.

Zuri 的首場完售展覽後，成了那間藝廊最新的後起之秀。

newest up-and-comer after an early success

常見搭配
  • young up-and-comer
  • local up-and-comer
  • tech up-and-comer
  • political up-and-comer
  • industry up-and-comer
同義詞
  • rising star

    more strongly suggests public praise and excitement

  • promising talent

    focuses more on ability than on early recognition

  • newcomer

    can mean anyone new, even without signs of future success

文法句型

an up-and-comer in [field]

young up-and-comer

industry up-and-comer

用法筆記

Usually describes someone who is already being noticed, not someone with only private potential. It often appears in news, reviews, and industry talk about early career success.

常見錯誤

My cousin is an up-and-comer because she wants to be famous.
My cousin is an up-and-comer after her videos started drawing a large audience.
The word suggests visible early success, not only ambition.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • young up-and-comer
  • top up-and-comer

介系詞搭配

  • up-and-comer in