tinhorn
基本解释
- n.假裝有錢的;自命不凡而其實無能無勢的
英汉例句
- NOT the most glamorous of metals, tin seems to tarnish whatever it is linked with in the popular mind, whether it be tin-eared musicians, tinpot dictators or tinhorn braggarts.
因爲沒有奪目的光澤,錫在語言中也是倍遭歧眡,無論是形容耳聾的(tin-eared)音樂家,惡毒的(tinpot)獨裁者還是形容華而不實的(tinhorn)吹噓,都會有它的存在。