wealthy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wealth·y /ˈwelθi/ ●●○ adjective (comparative wealthier, superlative wealthiest)  1  RICHhaving a lot of money, possessions etc 富有的，有钱的，富裕的 SYN richvery/extremely/immensely/fabulously etc wealthy He left as a poor, working class boy and returned as a wealthy man. 他走的时候是一个工人阶层的穷小子，回来时已经是一个腰缠万贯的富翁了。 the wealthy nations of the world 世界上的富国► see thesaurus at rich2. the wealthy [plural]RICH people who have a lot of money, possessions etc 有钱人，富人

Examples from the Corpus

wealthy• Born to a wealthy cloth merchant, Francis lived a lavish and irresponsible life.• The new taxes were aimed at the largest and wealthiest corporations.• It is funded by taxpayers of the wealthier countries.• He is also wealthy enough to buy survival.• She comes from a wealthy family, who own houses in London and Paris.• Joan comes from a wealthy family• He probably, she thought, came from a wealthy family.• These are nothing but elitist attempts at separating classes and colors and keeping the poor where the wealthy have put them.• You would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was.• The Coach House originally provided stabling for a wealthy rector who lived next door.• A young woman does not mate faithfully with a wealthy tycoon.very/extremely/immensely/fabulously etc wealthy• After all, he was an eminently eligible man, attractive and immensely wealthy.• He seized the assets of all those he held, doubtless exceeding his authority in cases of the very wealthy.• I have a friend who is very wealthy.• They went to Cartier's in the Landmark, the black and gold shopping mall for the extremely wealthy.• So a few very wealthy contributors can make up for the absence of a great number of more modest donations.• By the time he died, though, he had filed over a thousand patents and was a very wealthy man.• Mention the average client rather than an extremely wealthy one-unless you helped him or her get that way.• Alan's father died during his first year at Breakspear, leaving him a very wealthy young man.

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wealthy
wealth‧y /ˈwelθi/ adjective (comparative wealthier, superlative wealthiest)
1. having a lot of money, possessions etc
   SYN  rich
    very/extremely/immensely/fabulously etc wealthy
    He left as a poor, working class boy and returned as a wealthy man.
    the wealthy nations of the world
2. the wealthy [plural] people who have a lot of money, possessions etc
     

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.

wealthyBrE /ˈwelθi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwelθi/ 🔊 adjective (wealth·ier, wealthi·est) having a lot of money, possessions, etc. 富有的；富裕的；富饶的 SYN rich ◆a wealthy nation富国◆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。🔊🔊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

the wealthy noun [plural] people who are rich 富人；有钱人；阔人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