| 单词 | affluence |
| 释义 | ☞ affluent affluence /æfluəns/ [uncountable] (sometimes disapproving) the state of being financially successful and able to enjoy a good standard of living兴旺；富裕；繁荣◆the 1950s were an age of affluence in america.20 世纪 50 年代是美国的富足时期。 ➡ see also affluent → rich note 辨析 prosperity or affluence? affluence is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones, in a way that suggests that it is not always a good thing. * afflunce 常用以对比富人和穷人、富裕的社会和贫穷的社会，暗示富裕并非总是好事◆the city's mixture of private affluence and public squalor个人的富裕与市容的肮脏共存于这个城市 prosperity is not used in this way: it is always seen as a good thing and is sth that you can wish for other people. * prosperity 没有这种用法，prosperity 总是被视为好事，可用以祝福他人◆the city's mixture of private prosperity and public squalor ◆please drink to the health and prosperity of the bride and groom.让我们为新娘和新郎的健康和富足干杯。it would be considered greedy to wish for money, wealth, fortune, riches or affluence, even for sb else.希望自己甚至是祝愿他人拥有 money、wealth、fortune、riches 或 affluence 都会被视为贪婪◆please drink to the health and money/wealth/fortune/riches/affluence of the bride and groom. ☞ affluent affluencen [u] |
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