tinhorn

英 ['tɪnhɔːn] 美 ['tɪn,hɔrn]
  • adj. 假装有钱；徒有虚名的人
  • n. 自命不凡的
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英文词源

tinhorn (adj.)
"petty but flashy," 1857, from tin + horn (n.); originally of low-class gamblers, from the tin cans they used for shaking dice.