affluent

adjective

/ˈæfluənt/

(formal)

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having a lot of money and a good standard of living富裕的 synonym prosperous, wealthy
- affluent Western countries富裕的西方国家
- a very affluent neighbourhood富人区
Synonyms rich
rich
- wealthy
- prosperous
- affluent
- well off
- comfortable
These words all describe somebody/something that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.
- rich (of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard指（人）富有的、富裕的，（国家或城市）富庶的、富饶的
- wealthy rich指富有的、富饶的
rich or wealthy?用 rich 还是 wealthy？There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He’s stinking/filthy wealthy. • It’s a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.
- prosperous (rather formal) rich and successful
- affluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living:指富裕的：
  affluent Western countries 富裕的西方国家
prosperous or affluent?用 prosperous 还是 affluent？Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. • It’s good to see you looking so affluent.
- well off (often used in negative sentences) rich:
  His family is not very well off.他家境不太宽裕。
  The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that somebody is not well off.
- comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost:
  They’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly very comfortable.他们不是百万富翁，但也很富裕。
Patterns
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family
- a rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Affluent is used with these nouns:
country
district
family
…
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense freely flowing ): via Old French from Latin affluent- ‘flowing towards, flowing freely’, from the verb affluere, from ad- ‘to’ + fluere ‘to flow’.

TOEFL BNC: 9888 COCA: 7167

affluent adj.
⇨ rich

TOEFL BNC: 9888 COCA: 7167

affluent

Rich: cash-rich, time-poor, rich...

The state of being rich: wealth, fortune, prosperity...

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