affluent

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a. 丰富的, 富裕的 n. 支流, 富人

发音

US /ˈæf.lu.ənt/

词形变化

affluents 复数 affluents more affluent 比较级 most affluent 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

支流；富人

形容词

富裕的；丰富的；流畅的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who is wealthy.

    富人

    富翁

  2. 2.

    A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Abundant; copious; plenteous.

    丰富

    丰裕

  2. 2.

    Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

    富裕

    引申义

    They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.

    The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.

  3. 3.

    Tributary.

    过时
  4. 4.

    Flowing to; flowing abundantly.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

feeder tributary confluent

上位词 3

have branch wealthy person
形容词

同义词 5

loaded wealthy flush substantial moneyed

近义相关 1

rich

词源

Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from Latin affluentem, accusative singular of affluēns, present active participle of affluō (“flow to or towards; overflow with”), from ad (“to, towards”) + fluō (“flow”) (cognate via latter to fluid, flow). Sense of “wealthy” (plentiful flow of goods) c. 1600, which also led to nominalization affluence.

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