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Prosperity Word Middle Means English Latin Prɔ'Spərəti N.繁荣

英语单词 prosperity
英美音标 [prɔ'spərəti]
中文释义 n.繁荣
vocab简明 Use prosperity to refer to the state of being successful. In the US, the decades following World War II were characterized by rising prosperity, with large numbers moving into the middle class.
vocab扩展 Prosperity usually means the type of success that comes from having a lot of money. Our modern English word derives from Middle English prosperite, borrowed through Old French from Latin prosperus "favorable." The Latin word also means "fortunate," and the word prosperity does have an element of good luck.
真题原句 Here, too, the problems are social: the organization and distribution of food, wealth and prosperity.
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]繁荣;兴旺;富足 Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.
  • ...a new era of peace and prosperity.

    和平繁荣的新时代

  • ...Japan's economic prosperity.

    日本的经济繁荣

来源 2013.5

Tags: 单词::2013

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