wealthy
- adj.富有的;富裕的;富人;有钱人;富饶的
- n.富人;有钱人
最高级: wealthiest 比较级: wealthier
wealth 钱财 + -y ...的
These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.以上各词均用以形容人富有或地方富饶。
(of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard指(人)富有的、富裕的,(国家或城市)富庶的、富饶的
rich指富有的、富饶的
There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and occurs in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot. |
( rather formal ) rich and successful指繁荣的、成功的、兴旺的
( rather formal ) rich and with a good standard of living指富裕的:
affluent Western countries
富裕的西方国家
Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing. |
(often used in negative sentences) rich(常用于否定句中)指富裕、有钱:
His family is not very well off.
他家境不太宽裕。
having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost指富裕、宽裕:
They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.
他们不是百万富翁,但也很富裕。
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A wealthy benefactor came to their rescue with a generous donation .
一位富有的赞助人慷慨解囊挽救了他们。
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In those days , only quite wealthy families had baths of their own .
那时候,只有非常富有的家庭才有自己的浴缸。
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Judging by the company he kept , Mark must have been a wealthy man .
根据马克所交往的人来判断,他一定是位富翁。
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They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago .
他们住在芝加哥郊区的一处富人区。
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No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy .
谁也不知道他怎么会变得如此富有。
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The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes
更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。
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A wealthy man like yourself is bound to make an enemy or two along the way
像你这样的有钱人,一路走来注定会结下一两个仇人的。
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Mr. James had had a scattering of very wealthy friends .
詹姆斯先生已经结交了两三个豪门朋友。
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She is one of the wealthiest , most ubiquitous media personalities around .
她是目前最富有、最受媒体追捧的人物之一。
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Japan is wealthier and more powerful than ever before
日本比以往任何时候都更加富有和强大。
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Germany is the largest giver of aid among the wealthy countries of the West .
德国是西方富裕国家中给予援助最多的国家。
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The president called foreign aid a handout that fosters dependence on wealthy nations .
总统认为外援是不劳而获之财,会助长本国对富国的依赖性。
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It had once been the home of a wealthy nobleman .
这里曾是一个有钱贵族的宅邸。
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They were , by and large , a very wealthy , privileged elite .
他们基本上是一些非常有钱有势的精英。
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A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death .
一位富商被发现死于重物连续猛击。
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Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry .
有幸成了富人的人有义务捐助忍饥挨饿的人。
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The high tone of the occasion was assured by the presence of a dozen wealthy patrons
十几位富有资助人的出席确保了仪式的高格调。
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The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life .
她有钱了,可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。
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By investing in efficient plant it could generate lots of valuable carbon credits to sell to wealthier , more wasteful nations .
通过投资高效能的工厂,它可以节余很多宝贵的碳信用额来出售给更富有、更浪费的国家。
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The lucrative contract with television means that England 's wealthy football clubs will now be laughing all the way to the bank .
与电视台签订的这项大合同会让富有的英格兰足球俱乐部财源滚滚。
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It is a misconception that Peggy was fabulously wealthy
人们误以为佩吉相当有钱。
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They decided to move to a wealthy suburb of London .
他们决定搬到伦敦的一个富人区。
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He became a wealthy businessman in his thirties .
他30多岁时成为一名富有的实业家。
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The wealthier residents decamped from downtown .
富裕的居民从市中心逃走了。
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There came a wealthy stock broker who cast sheep 's eyes at the beautiful girl .
那儿来了一个富有的证券经纪人,他含情脉脉地看着这位漂亮的姑娘。
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This amount of money is of little value to wealthy people .
这点儿钱对富人来说不过是小儿科。
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He suddenly became wealthy , which changed his whole mode of life .
他突然有钱了,财富改变了他的整个生活方式。
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He grew up in a wealthy family .
他在一个富有的家庭里长大。
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At least a dozen people attend on the bride of the wealthy prince .
至少有12人侍候这个富有的王子的新娘。
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He cheated her into believing him a wealthy man .
他骗得她相信他是一个富翁。
指拥有大量金钱及财产、超出生活实际需要的。
He found himself a rich wife.
他找了一个有钱的老婆。
What are the top 10 richest countries in the world?
世界上哪10个国家最富有?
较正式用词,多指经济上富裕且很有身份的。
They decided to move to a wealthy suburb of London.
他们决定搬到伦敦的一个富人区。
He became a wealthy businessman in his thirties.
他30多岁时成为一名富有的实业家。