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单词 wealth
释义 wealth
\ˈwelth also -ltth\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English welthe, from wele weal
1. obsolete : weal, welfare, good, happiness
 < let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth — I Cor 10:24 (Authorized Version) >
2. : large possessions : abundance of things that are objects of human desire : abundance of worldly estate : affluence, riches
3. : abundant supply : large accumulation
 < piles up a great wealth of detail to show — Ruth Moore >
 < wealth of original documents >
: profusion
 < wealth of curly black hair >
 < described with a wealth of examples >
4.
 a. : all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value
  < money, wealth, possessions, and particularly the accumulation, retention, and use of them, are the distinguishing mark of the middle classes — Ray Lewis & Angus Maude >
  < slaves … were a wealth to be squandered without limit to make more wealth — Marjory S. Douglas >
 b. : all material objects that have economic utility; especially : the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time
  < national wealth >
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