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单词 well-to-do
释义

well-to-do

adjective
A well-to-do person is rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want.
...a rather well-to-do family of diamond cutters.
...two well-educated girls from well-to-do homes.
Synonyms: rich, wealthy, affluent, well-off More Synonyms of well-to-do
The well-to-do are people who are well-to-do.
...a firm that installed stereo equipment in homes of the well-to-do.

well-to-do in British English

adjective
moderately wealthy

well-to-do in American English

(ˈwɛltəˈdu)
adjective
prosperous; well-off; wealthy
SIMILAR WORDS:  rich

Examples of 'well-to-do' in a sentence
well-to-do

One of our well-to-do families volunteered the use of a mountain home for our familyvacations.
Christianity Today (2000)
This was once a luxurious holiday pad that likely belonged to a well-to-do Spanish family.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her family are very well-to-do.
The Sun (2016)
He was born into a family of well-to-do doctors and scholars in Cairo.
The Sun (2011)
Born into a well-to-do family, he was destined for a career in engineering.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 1999 figures showed well-to-do areas got four times as much in grants as their residents spent on tickets.
The Sun (2011)

In other languages
well-to-do

British English: well-to-do ADJECTIVE
A well-to-do person is rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want.
...a well-to-do family of diamond cutters.
  • American English: well-to-do
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abastado
  • Chinese: 富裕的
  • European Spanish: acomodado
  • French: aisé
  • German: wohlhabend
  • Italian: benestante
  • Japanese: 裕福な
  • Korean: 부유한
  • European Portuguese: abastado
  • Latin American Spanish: acomodado
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