pros·per·ous

adjective

/ˈprɒspərəs/

/ˈprɑːspərəs/

(formal)

rich and successful繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的 synonym affluent
- prosperous countries繁荣的国家
- Farmers are more prosperous in the south of the country.这个国家南部的农民较富裕。
Synonyms rich
richwealthy ▪ prosperous ▪ affluent ▪ well off ▪ comfortableThese words all describe somebody/something that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.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 standardwealthy rich 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: He’s stinking/filthy wealthy. • It’s a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.
prosperous (rather formal) rich and successfulaffluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living:
affluent Western countries 富裕的西方国家
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. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. • It’s good to see you looking so affluent.
well off (often used in negative sentences) rich:
His family is not very well off.他家境不太宽裕。
The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that somebody is not well off.comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost:
They’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly very comfortable.他们不是百万富翁，但也很富裕。
Patterns
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family
- a rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city
Extra Examples
- this once prosperous region这个一度繁荣的地区
- He lives in the relatively prosperous city of New Delhi, in India.他住在印度相对繁荣的城市新德里。
- The 1960s were prosperous years for the company.20世纪60年代是公司的兴旺时期。
- 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。
Topics Successc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prospereus, from Latin prosperus ‘doing well’.

单词	prosperous
释义	pros·per·ous adjective /ˈprɒspərəs/ /ˈprɑːspərəs/ (formal) rich and successful繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的 synonym affluent prosperous countries繁荣的国家 Farmers are more prosperous in the south of the country.这个国家南部的农民较富裕。 Synonyms richrichwealthy ▪ prosperous ▪ affluent ▪ well off ▪ comfortableThese words all describe somebody/something that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.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 standardwealthy rich 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: He’s stinking/filthy wealthy. • It’s a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous. prosperous (rather formal) rich and successfulaffluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living: affluent Western countries 富裕的西方国家 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. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. • It’s good to see you looking so affluent. well off (often used in negative sentences) rich: His family is not very well off.他家境不太宽裕。 The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that somebody is not well off.comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost: They’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly very comfortable.他们不是百万富翁，但也很富裕。 Patterns a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family a rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city Extra Examples this once prosperous region这个一度繁荣的地区 He lives in the relatively prosperous city of New Delhi, in India.他住在印度相对繁荣的城市新德里。 The 1960s were prosperous years for the company.20世纪60年代是公司的兴旺时期。 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。 Topics Successc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prospereus, from Latin prosperus ‘doing well’.
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