wealth·y

adjective

/ˈwelθi/

(comparative wealthier, superlative wealthiest)

having a lot of money, possessions, etc.富有的；富裕的；富饶的 synonym rich
- a wealthy businessman/individual/family富有的商人；富人；富裕家庭
- a wealthy country/nation 富国
- The deal is about to make him a very wealthy man.这笔交易将使他成为大富翁。
- The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy.据说这对夫妇家财万贯。
- They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago.他们住在芝加哥郊区的一处富人区。
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
- He is now fabulously wealthy.他现在十分富有。
- She comes from a very wealthy family.她家里很有钱。
- Wealthy countries have a responsibility to promote fairer world trade.富裕国家有责任促进更公平的世界贸易。
Topics Moneyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
the wealthy
noun [plural] people who are rich富人；有钱人；阔人
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young

单词	wealthy
释义	wealth·y adjective /ˈwelθi/ /ˈwelθi/ (comparative wealthier, superlative wealthiest) having a lot of money, possessions, etc.富有的；富裕的；富饶的 synonym rich a wealthy businessman/individual/family富有的商人；富人；富裕家庭 a wealthy country/nation 富国 The deal is about to make him a very wealthy man.这笔交易将使他成为大富翁。 The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy.据说这对夫妇家财万贯。 They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago.他们住在芝加哥郊区的一处富人区。 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 He is now fabulously wealthy.他现在十分富有。 She comes from a very wealthy family.她家里很有钱。 Wealthy countries have a responsibility to promote fairer world trade.富裕国家有责任促进更公平的世界贸易。 Topics Moneyb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look become … adverb extremely fairly very … the wealthy noun [plural] people who are rich富人；有钱人；阔人 More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young
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