| 单词 | wealthy |
| 释义 | wealthy (once / 259 pages) adj If you have riches you are wealthy. Don't be misled into thinking "riches" means only money — to many people, to have a healthy family and to be surrounded by love is to be abundantly wealthy. The Old English word wela, via the Middle English welth, meaning "happiness and prosperity in abundance," is the source of our noun wealth. Although the Middle English wele meant "well-being," the word referred primarily to money and possessions. Many people still feel that way, but Henry David Thoreau offered a different view: "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." That is, true wealth is having whatever means the most to you. WORD FAMILYwealthy: wealthier, wealthiest, wealthily, wealthiness+/wealth: wealths, wealthy USAGE EXAMPLESWealthy businessmen and officials were purchasing elaborate carvings as luxurious gifts or, in some cases, bribes. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is reportedly being interviewed by detectives investigating whether he broke the law by receiving gifts from wealthy businessmen. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Wealthier Americans might ponder the future of football, Irvin said, but poor and middle-class kids were betting their future on football. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) adj having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value wealthy corporations Syn affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed rich possessing material wealth |
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