tinhorn
英 ['tɪnˌhɔ:n]
美 ['tɪnˌhɔn]
- adj. 假装有钱；徒有虚名的人
- n. 自命不凡的
英语词源
- tinhorn (adj.)
- "petty but flashy," 1857, from tin + horn (n.); originally of low-class gamblers, from the tin cans they used for shaking dice.