1844, American English, from billion on model of millionaire. The first in the U.S. likely was John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), some time after World War I.
双语例句
1. "It's tough at the top," he said. "It's tougher at the bottom," riposted the billionaire.
“身居高位很辛苦,”他说。“在底层更辛苦,”这个亿万富翁机敏地回答道。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Maybe we should take a leaf out of Branson's book. It's easy to see how he became a billionaire.
也许我们应该效法布兰森。我们都不难看出他是怎样成为亿万富翁的。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Some of the billionaire's children disincline to work.
那个亿万富翁的儿女中有几个不愿意工作.
来自辞典例句
4. Billionaire mansions are often built like this.
亿万富翁的公寓一般都建成这样.
来自电影对白
5. If this guy is a billionaire, I ' m a Dutchman.