wealthy

adjective

/ˈwelθi/

(comparative wealthier, superlative wealthiest)

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having a lot of money, possessions, etc.富有的；富裕的；富饶的 synonym rich
- a wealthy businessman/individual/family富有的商人/个人/家庭
- a wealthy country/nation 富裕的国家/民族
- The deal is about to make him a very wealthy man.这笔交易将使他成为一个非常富有的人。
- The couple are said to be fabulously wealthy.据说这对夫妇家财万贯。
- They live in a wealthy suburb of Chicago.他们住在芝加哥郊区的一处富人区。
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
Extra Examples
- He is now fabulously wealthy.他现在十分富有。
- She comes from a very wealthy family.她家里很有钱。
- Wealthy countries have a responsibility to promote fairer world trade.富裕国家有责任促进更公平的世界贸易。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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the wealthy
noun [plural] people who are rich富人；有钱人；阔人
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