well-heeled

短语

a. 富有的

词形变化

more well-heeled 比较级 most well-heeled 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Affluent, prosperous, or even (of the highest degree) rich.

    非正式

    Near-synonyms: well-endowed, wealthy; see also Thesaurus:wealthy

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

easy comfortable prosperous well-off well-to-do well-fixed

近义相关 1

rich

词源

Originally American English, from a literal use in cockfighting: a well-heeled cock was provided with sharp spurs and could inflict maximum damage. From this developed the American frontier slang sense of being well-equipped, and thence the modern sense of being well supplied with money.

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