"come up in the world" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 出人頭地
• 地位提升

Definition

透過努力或取得成功而提升社會地位、財富或生活層次。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要非正式表達，用於形容某人透過努力大大改善了生活。常帶有敬佩或羨慕語氣。常見於口語，例如「他真的出人頭地了」。與一般「進步」不同。

Examples

After getting a better job, he really came up in the world.

找到更好的工作後，他真的**出人頭地**了。

She has come up in the world since her days as a student.

她自學生時代以來**出人頭地**了。

People say our family has come up in the world.

人們說我們家**出人頭地**了。

Wow, you’ve really come up in the world since I last saw you!

哇，和上次見面比，你真的**出人頭地**了！

He always dreamed of coming up in the world, and now it’s finally happened.

他一直夢想着**出人頭地**，現在終於實現了。

Some friends treat you differently once you’ve come up in the world.

有些朋友在你**出人頭地**以後會對你態度變了。