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prosperous adj.
⇨ richrich adjective rich ♦︎ wealthy ♦︎ prosperous ♦︎ affluent ♦︎ well off ♦︎ privileged ♦︎ comfortable ♦︎ loadedThese words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions. 这些词均表示富有的、富裕的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a rich / a wealthy / a prosperous / an affluent / a well-off / a privileged family◆a rich / wealthy / prosperous / well-off man / woman◆a rich / a wealthy / a prosperous / an affluent country / city / suburb◆very rich / wealthy / prosperous / affluent / well off / comfortable◆quite / fairly / reasonably / relatively rich / wealthy / prosperous / affluent / well off / comfortable◆newly rich / wealthy / prosperous / affluent■ rich (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 （人）富有的，富裕的；（国家或城市）富庶的，富饶的◆She's one of the richest women in the world.她是世界上最富有的女人之一。◆ (slang) He's stinking / filthy (= extremely) rich.他富得流油。◆Rich countries can afford to spend more on the environment.富裕国家可以负担在环境方面的更大投入。OPP poor ⇨ poor 1 see also riches ⇨ money 3 ▸ the rich noun [plural] ◆It's a favourite resort for the rich and famous (= people who are rich and famous).这是富豪名流最喜欢的度假胜地。■ wealthy rich 富有的；富裕的；富庶的；富饶的◆She comes from a very wealthy family.她家里很有钱。◆They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago.他们住在芝加哥郊区的富人区。OPP poor , needy ⇨ poor 1 see also wealth ⇨ money 3 ▸ the wealthy noun [plural] ◆He promised tax cuts for the wealthy (= people who are wealthy).他答应对富人减税。NOTE 辨析 Rich or wealthy?There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot. 这两个词在含义上没有实质差别，二者均常用，但rich更常用一些，且可用于一些不能用wealthy的固定短语◆He's stinking/filthy wealthy. ◆It's a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous. ■ prosperous / /ˈprɒspərəs; NAmE ˈprɑːspərəs/ (rather formal) rich and successful 繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的◆These countries became prosperous through trade, not aid.这些国家是通过贸易而非援助繁荣起来的。◆The 1960s were prosperous years for the company.20世纪60年代是公司的兴旺时期。OPP impoverished ⇨ poor 1 see also prosper ⇨ do well , prosperity ⇨ money 3 ■ affluent /ˈæfluənt/ / (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living 富裕的；生活水平高的◆The affluent Western countries are better equipped to face the problems of global warming.富裕的西方国家更有能力应对全球变暖问题。OPP poor , impoverished ⇨ poor 1 see also affluence ⇨ money 3 NOTE 辨析 Prosperous or affluent?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, in a way that suggests that it is not always a good thing. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing. * prosperous和affluent均可修饰人和地方。修饰时期和阶段时，prosperous比affluent常用得多。affluent常用于将富人或富裕社会与穷人或贫穷社会相对比，意味着贫富对立未必是好事。prosperous几乎总被认为是好事◆It's good to see you looking so prosperous.看到你这么成功真好。◆It's good to see you looking so affluent. ■ ˌwell ˈoff (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) rich 富裕的；富庶的◆His parents are not very well off.他的父母不是很富有。◆The less well-off families are finding it hard to survive on what they get.那些不那么富裕的家庭发现很难依靠所得生活。 OPP hard up ⇨ poor 1 ■ privileged / /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/ / (sometimes disapproving) having special rights or advantages because you come from a rich family （因来自富裕家庭）有特权的，受特别优待的◆She comes from a privileged background.她出身特权阶层。 OPP deprived ⇨ poor 1 ▸ privilege noun [uncountable] ◆ (disapproving) As a member of the nobility, his life had been one of wealth and privilege.身为贵族，他一度过着有钱有势的生活。■ comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost 富裕的；宽裕的◆They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.他们不是百万富翁，但肯定是非常宽裕。◆He makes a comfortable living.他过着舒适的生活。▸ comfortably adverb ◆You should be able to live comfortably on your allowance.你的津贴应该够你丰衣足食的了。■ loaded [not before noun] (informal) very rich 非常富有◆Let her pay－she's loaded.让她付钱吧－她钱多得很。 |