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词汇 glitterati
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Definition of glitterati in English:

glitterati

plural noun ˌɡlɪtəˈrɑːtiˌɡlɪdəˈrɑdi
informal
  • The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.

    〈非正式〉(娱乐界或其他充满吸引力的活动中的)时髦人士

    the neighbourhood has become a favourite haunt of the glitterati
    the glitterati of the art world
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Ethical living’ was once the domain of hair-shirted hippies living in the sticks; now it has been adopted by the urban glitterati.
    • Blessed with picturesque locales, the city may soon become the ‘most favoured destination’ for the glitterati of the film world.
    • A bar at the front serves up-market cocktails to the local art glitterati.
    • Fashion shows are inevitable hangouts on the glitterati calendar.
    • He had made it in Beijing, which saved his producers a great deal of money and put him in contact with China's filmmaking glitterati.
    • He travels in stratospheric circles with crowned heads, presidents and various illuminati, glitterati and cognescenti.
    • Going by the trend, fashion shows are normally associated with glitterati and glitz.
    • Hong Kong's glitterati and socialites showed up in force.
    • Seasoned fans bristling for a good time, designers decked out almost as wildly as their creations, the glitterati from Wellington and Auckland, cool in black.
    • Country's glitterati from the world of fashion, entertainment and Bollywood dazzled at the function.
    • The fashion-designing world over is one of the most glamorous fields and hence it is of little surprise that it continues to be dominated by names associated with the glitterati.
    • I agree that it's cruel to daughters and wives to raise the stakes of beauty to an unattainable level just to spite the glitterati.
    • They've become a favourite amongst London's glitterati.
    • Those who drive down are not looking for entertainment, an opportunity to mingle with the who's who of the city's glitterati, nor for fancy restaurants.
    • Security guards patrolled the entrance to the five-star hotel throughout the weekend and the public was denied access as the glitterati partied into the early hours of the morning.
    • Magazine writers are mining the territory of their day jobs to write bankable novels that bring readers inside the worlds of music and fashion glitterati.
    • About 70 youngsters attended the children's party which saw appearances by St George, James Bond, Lady Penelope and other glitterati in the King's Hall.
    • This is typical of our mainstream media, the glitterati's inanities invariably gain precedence over profound social and national issues.
    • Naturally, the core of the book concentrates on her relationships with the great and the good of the 20th-century art world and the international glitterati.

Origin

1950s (originally US): blend of glitter and literati.

Rhymes

Amati, arty, Astarte, castrati, chapatti, clarty, coati, ex parte, Frascati, Gujarati, hearty, illuminati, karate, Kiribati, lathi, literati, Marathi, obbligati (US obligati), party, tarty

Definition of glitterati in US English:

glitterati

plural nounˌɡlidəˈrädēˌɡlɪdəˈrɑdi
informal
  • The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.

    〈非正式〉(娱乐界或其他充满吸引力的活动中的)时髦人士

    the neighborhood has become a favorite haunt of the glitterati
    the glitterati of the art world
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Ethical living’ was once the domain of hair-shirted hippies living in the sticks; now it has been adopted by the urban glitterati.
    • Going by the trend, fashion shows are normally associated with glitterati and glitz.
    • They've become a favourite amongst London's glitterati.
    • Magazine writers are mining the territory of their day jobs to write bankable novels that bring readers inside the worlds of music and fashion glitterati.
    • I agree that it's cruel to daughters and wives to raise the stakes of beauty to an unattainable level just to spite the glitterati.
    • Those who drive down are not looking for entertainment, an opportunity to mingle with the who's who of the city's glitterati, nor for fancy restaurants.
    • Country's glitterati from the world of fashion, entertainment and Bollywood dazzled at the function.
    • Naturally, the core of the book concentrates on her relationships with the great and the good of the 20th-century art world and the international glitterati.
    • The fashion-designing world over is one of the most glamorous fields and hence it is of little surprise that it continues to be dominated by names associated with the glitterati.
    • He travels in stratospheric circles with crowned heads, presidents and various illuminati, glitterati and cognescenti.
    • He had made it in Beijing, which saved his producers a great deal of money and put him in contact with China's filmmaking glitterati.
    • Fashion shows are inevitable hangouts on the glitterati calendar.
    • A bar at the front serves up-market cocktails to the local art glitterati.
    • Hong Kong's glitterati and socialites showed up in force.
    • This is typical of our mainstream media, the glitterati's inanities invariably gain precedence over profound social and national issues.
    • Security guards patrolled the entrance to the five-star hotel throughout the weekend and the public was denied access as the glitterati partied into the early hours of the morning.
    • About 70 youngsters attended the children's party which saw appearances by St George, James Bond, Lady Penelope and other glitterati in the King's Hall.
    • Seasoned fans bristling for a good time, designers decked out almost as wildly as their creations, the glitterati from Wellington and Auckland, cool in black.
    • Blessed with picturesque locales, the city may soon become the ‘most favoured destination’ for the glitterati of the film world.

Origin

1950s (originally US): blend of glitter and literati.

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