affluent
- 英式英标[\'æfluənt]
- 美式音标[\'æflʊənt]
中文词源
affluent 富裕的
af-,去，往，-flu,流动，流出。
英文词源
- 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).
实用例句
- 1. The Strand is one of London's busiest and most affluent streets.
- 斯特兰德街是伦敦最繁华、最富足的街道之一。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.
- 几十年来富人们的饮食习惯并未发生太大的变化。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a very affluent neighbourhood
- 富人区
来自《权威词典》
- 4. He is an affluent man.
- 他是一个富有的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.
- 富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。
来自柯林斯例句
