affluent: [15] The meaning ‘rich’ is a fairly recent development for affluent; it is first recorded in the mid 18th century. Originally the adjective meant simply ‘flowing’. It came, via Old French, from Latin affluent-, the present participle of affluere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ad- ‘towards’ and fluere ‘flow’ (the source of English fluid, fluent, flux, fluctuate, and many other derivatives). => fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flux
mid-15c., "flowing," from Middle French affluent (14c.) or directly from Latin affluentem (nominative affluens) "flowing toward, abounding, rich, copious," present participle of affluere "flow toward," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
双语例句
1. The Strand is one of London's busiest and most affluent streets.
斯特兰德街是伦敦最繁华、最富足的街道之一。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The diet of the affluent has not changed much over the decades.
几十年来富人们的饮食习惯并未发生太大的变化。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a very affluent neighbourhood
富人区
来自《权威词典》
4. He is an affluent man.
他是一个富有的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.
