affluence

英 [ˈæfluəns]

美 [ˈæfluəns]

n.  富裕; 富足

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BNC.14390 / COCA.14739

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 富裕；富足
  Affluenceis the state of having a lot of money or a high standard of living.
  1. The postwar era was one of new affluence for the working class.
     战后是工人阶级富裕起来的全新时期。

英英释义

noun

• abundant wealth
  1. they studied forerunners of richness or poverty
  2. the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty
  Synonym:richness

双语例句

• A heritageof affluence and social position.
  与生俱来的富有和社会地位。
• The size of their house is one indication of their affluence.
  他们家的大房子是富裕的标志之一。
• This is the self-defeating character of the search for the symbols of status and affluence.
  这是寻求身份和富裕象征的自我拆台的特征。
• We are just quietly enjoying our affluence, says one satisfied customer.
  我们只是在静静享受我们的富足，一位心满意足的消费者如是说。
• The young couple live in affluence.
  小两口儿日子过得挺肥实。
• The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally. With this money, they would eat well and dress well for a while, making a pretence of affluence.
  一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱，诈个财，吃点好的，穿点好的，装门面。
• Up to some modest level of affluence, real incomes are correlated with reported happiness.
  在达到某种适度的富裕之前，实际收入与人们的幸福感有关。
• Zurich's affluence came initially from cornering a sizeable chunk of the 14th Century silk trade.
  苏黎世的富足最初来自于14世纪对丝绸贸易的高度垄断。
• Again we see the advantage of affluence.
  我们又一次看到富裕的优势。
• The comparative affluence of modern society itself provides at least part of the answer.
  现代社会相当富足的本身，至少已作出了部分回答。