An upstart is a person who has come up fast — and who acts far more important than they have earned. The word is an insult, and the insult has two halves.

An upstart is a person who has come up fastUpstart（暴發戶、新貴）指的是一個很快爬上來的人 and who acts far more important than they have earned而且表現得比他實際累積的資歷還要了不起 The word is an insult這個字是一種侮辱 and the insult has two halves而且這個侮辱分成兩半

First: this person is new. They have not been here long, they have not done the years. Second: they show no respect to the people who have. A young manager who talks over the senior staff, a new company that mocks the old ones, a junior player who tells the veterans how to play — all upstarts, in somebody's eyes.

First: this person is new第一：這個人是新來的 They have not been here long他們來的時間不久 they have not done the years還沒有熬過那些年資 Second: they show no respect to the people who have第二：他們對那些熬過年資的人一點尊重也沒有 A young manager who talks over the senior staff一個對資深員工說話很跩的年輕主管 a new company that mocks the old ones一間嘲笑老公司的新公司 a junior player who tells the veterans how to play一個對老將指手畫腳說該怎麼打球的新人球員 all upstarts, in somebody's eyes在某些人眼裡，這些都是upstart

That last phrase matters: in somebody's eyes. This word tells you as much about the speaker as about the person described. It is what the established side calls the newcomer. So there is often an old-fashioned, slightly grand flavour to it, and sometimes the speaker is simply annoyed at being challenged.

That last phrase matters最後那句話很重要 in somebody's eyesin somebody's eyes（在某些人眼裡） This word tells you as much about the speaker as about the person described這個字透露出說話者的心態，不亞於它描述的那個人 It is what the established side calls the newcomer這是既得利益的那一方，用來稱呼新來的人的字眼 So there is often an old-fashioned, slightly grand flavour to it所以這個字常常帶著一種老派、有點高高在上的味道 and sometimes the speaker is simply annoyed at being challenged而有時候，說話的人只是單純因為自己的地位被挑戰而不爽

A teacher should say this plainly: when you hear 'upstart', ask who is offended, and whether the newcomer is actually wrong.

A teacher should say this plainly老師應該把話講白 when you hear 'upstart', ask who is offended聽到'upstart'的時候，要問問是誰不高興 and whether the newcomer is actually wrong還有這個新人是不是真的做錯了

It works as a noun ('who is this upstart?') and as an adjective before a noun ('an upstart company', 'some upstart lawyer'). In business writing it has softened a little — 'upstart airline' can mean simply 'bold new rival' with some admiration mixed in — but the sting is still there underneath.

It works as a noun它可以當名詞用 ('who is this upstart?')（'who is this upstart?'這個暴發戶是誰啊？） and as an adjective before a noun也可以當形容詞放在名詞前面 ('an upstart company', 'some upstart lawyer')（'an upstart company'一間暴發戶公司、'some upstart lawyer'某個不知天高地厚的律師） In business writing it has softened a little在商業文章裡，這個字已經軟化了一點 'upstart airline' can mean simply 'bold new rival' with some admiration mixed in'upstart airline'（新崛起的航空公司）可以單純表示'大膽的新對手'，甚至帶點欣賞的意思 but the sting is still there underneath但底層那股刺還是在的