英语单词 | prosperity |
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英美音标 | 英 [prɒ'sperəti] 美 [prɑː'sperəti] |
中文释义 | n.繁荣;兴旺 |
英语例句 | (1) The new government ushered in a period of prosperity. (2) The empire was on the wane after its period of prosperity. (3) We hope to have a life of happiness and prosperity. (4) Prosperity destroys fools and endangers the wise. |
中文例句 | (1) 新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。 (2) 帝国经过全盛以后逐渐衰落。 (3) 我们希望拥有成功幸福的生活。 (4) 繁荣兴旺既毁了蠢人,也使智者陷于险境。 |
vocabulary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. |
vocabulary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. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
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