prosperous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pros·per·ous /ˈprɒspərəs $ ˈprɑː-/ adjective formal RICHrich and successful 富裕的，繁荣的，兴旺的，发达的 a prosperous landowner 富裕的土地拥有者► see thesaurus at rich RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say rich or well-off rather than prosperous: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 rich 或 well-off ,而不说 prosperouswell-off neighborhoods such as Lakeview 像湖景区这样的富人住宅区

Examples from the Corpus

prosperous• I am proud to report that the condition of the country as a whole is prosperous.• a prosperous American businessman• Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to you all.• It is the middle class that can truly make a nation prosperous and strong.• In the region's most prosperous countries, it is doubling every four to six months.• After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries.• Corinth's peculiar position created two prosperous harbours, Lechaion in the west- and Kenchreai in the east.• Deng was the son of a prosperous landowner.• The impoverished crossed in steerage for fifty dollars; the prosperous strolled first-class decks and drank champagne at captains' tables.• His father was a prosperous woollen-draper and former mayor of Maidstone.• Although these were prosperous years, disposable income of individuals increased by only about 2 I percent.From Longman Business Dictionaryprosperouspros‧per‧ous /ˈprɒspərəsˈprɑː-/ adjective successful and richa prosperous businessmana prosperous commercial districtThe region is becoming more prosperous.

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prosperous
pros‧per‧ous /ˈprɒspərəs $ ˈprɑː-/

adjective formal
rich and successful:

a prosperous landowner
  REGISTER
    In everyday English, people usually say rich or well-off rather than prosperous:
   ▪ well-off neighborhoods such as Lakeview

THESAURUS

   ▪ rich having a lot of money – used about people and places: She married a rich Greek shipowner. | one of the world’s richest nations
   ▪ wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: wealthy landowners | Orange County is a very wealthy area. | a wealthy Arab businessman
   ▪ affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions: today’s affluent society | affluent young professionals | an affluent suburb of Boston
   ▪ prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south. | prosperous merchants and bankers
   ▪ well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: Her parents are pretty well-off. | children from well-off families
   ▪ well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society: Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university. | The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
   ▪ privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: He comes from a privileged background. | The sport was only played by a privileged few.
   ▪ comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
   ▪ be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich: They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it. | Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

pros·per·ous

BrE

/ˈprɒspərəs/

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NAmE

/ˈprɑːspərəs/

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adjective

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formal

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rich and successful 繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的

SYN

affluent

◆prosperous countries繁荣的国家

<titled tranID="5" status="3">rich<chnsep> </chnsep><chn/></titled>wealthy ◇ prosperous ◇ affluent ◇ well off ◇ comfortable

These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions. 以上各词均用以形容人富有或地方富饶。

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 standard 指（人）富有的、富裕的，（国家或城市）富庶的、富饶的
wealthy rich 指富有的、富饶的

rich or wealthy? 用 rich 还是 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. 上述两词在意义上无实质性区别。两词均很常用，不过 rich 更常用，并用于一些固定短语中，wealthy 则不能：◆He's stinking/filthy wealthy.◆It's a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.

prosperous (rather formal) rich and successful 指繁荣的、成功的、兴旺的
affluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living 指富裕的：◆affluent Western countries 富裕的西方国家

prosperous or affluent? 用 prosperous 还是 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. * prosperous 和 affluent 均用以指人和地方。prosperous 较 affluent 更常用以修饰时期或时代。affluent 常用于人或社会的贫富对比，prosperous 几乎总是被视为好事：◆It's good to see you looking so prosperous. 看到你成功的样子真是令人高兴。◆It's good to see you looking so affluent.

well off (often used in negative sentences) rich （常用于否定句中）指富裕、有钱：◆His family is not very well off. 他家境不太宽裕。 NOTE The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that sb is not well off. * well off 的反义词为 badly off，但不常用；指人不宽裕较常用 not well off。
comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost 指富裕、宽裕：◆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