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。