affluent
英 ['?fl??nt]
美 ['?flu?nt]
- adj. 富裕的；豐富的；流暢的
- n. 支流；富人
中文詞源
affluent 富裕的af-,去，往，-flu,流動，流出。
英文詞源
- affluent
- affluent: [15] The meaning ‘rich’ is a fairly recent development for affluent; it is first recorded in the mid 18th century. Originally the adjective meant simply ‘flowing’. It came, via Old French, from Latin affluent-, the present participle of affluere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘towards’ and fluere ‘flow’ (the source of English fluid, fluent, flux, fluctuate, and many other derivatives).
=> fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux - affluent (adj.)
- mid-15c., "flowing," from Middle French affluent (14c.) or directly from Latin affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward, abounding, rich, copious," present participle of affluere "flow toward," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
雙語例句
- 1. The Strand is one of London's busiest and most affluent streets.
- 斯特蘭德街是倫敦最繁華、最富足的街道之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.
- 幾十年來富人們的飲食習慣并未發生太大的變化。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a very affluent neighbourhood
- 富人區
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. He is an affluent man.
- 他是一個富有的人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.
- 富人比窮人對慈善事業的捐助更多些；這種觀點是一種謬見。
來自柯林斯例句