prosperous

adjective

/ˈprɒspərəs/

/ˈprɑːspərəs/

(formal)

rich and successful繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的 synonym affluent
- prosperous countries繁荣的国家
- Farmers are more prosperous in the south of the country.这个国家南部的农民较富裕。
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
- this once prosperous region这个一度繁荣的地区
- He lives in the relatively prosperous city of New Delhi, in India.他住在印度相对繁荣的城市新德里。
- The 1960s were prosperous years for the company.20世纪60年代是公司的兴旺时期。
- These countries became prosperous through trade, not aid.这些国家是通过贸易而非援助繁荣起来的。
Topics Successc1
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French prospereus, from Latin prosperus ‘doing well’.

词汇	prosperous
释义	prosperous adjective /ˈprɒspərəs/ /ˈprɑːspərəs/ (formal) rich and successful繁荣的；成功的；兴旺的 synonym affluent prosperous countries繁荣的国家 Farmers are more prosperous in the south of the country.这个国家南部的农民较富裕。 Synonyms richrich 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 this once prosperous region这个一度繁荣的地区 He lives in the relatively prosperous city of New Delhi, in India.他住在印度相对繁荣的城市新德里。 The 1960s were prosperous years for the company.20世纪60年代是公司的兴旺时期。 These countries became prosperous through trade, not aid.这些国家是通过贸易而非援助繁荣起来的。 Topics Successc1 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … 词源late Middle English: from Old French prospereus, from Latin prosperus ‘doing well’.
随便看	well-initiated well-inspected well-instituted well-instructed well-insulated well-insured well-integrated well intentioned well-intentioned wellintentioned well-interested well-interpreted well-introduced well-invented well-invested well-investigated well in with well in (with sb) well in (with somebody) well-ironed well-irrigated wellish well-itemized well-joined well-justified