affluentとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈæf.lu.ənt/

• (米国発音)
  • enPR: ăf'lo͞o-ənt, IPA^(key): /ˈæfluːənt/
  • enPR: ă-flo͞o'ənt, ə-flo͞o'ənt, IPA^(key): /æˈfluːənt/, /əˈfluːənt/
  • Although the pronunciation with second-syllable stress does occur in educated U.S. usage, it is appreciably less common than the pronunciation with first-syllable stress^[2][3] and is regarded as unacceptable by many American speakers.^[3]

名詞

affluent (複数形 affluents)

1. Somebody who is wealthy.
   • 1994, Philip D. Cooper, Health care marketing: a foundation for managed quality (page 183)

     The affluents are most similar to the professional want-it-alls in their reasons for preferring specific hospitals and in their demographic characteristics.

2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:moneybags

形容詞

affluent (comparative more affluent, superlative most affluent)

1. Abundant; copious; plenteous.
   • (Can we date this quote by H. Reed かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     language […] affluent in expression

2. (by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.

   They were affluent, but aspired to true wealth.

   • 2013 September-October, Michael Sivak, “Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?”, in American Scientist:

     Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.

3. (dated) Tributary.
4. (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
   • (Can we date this quote by Harvey かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     affluent blood

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:wealthy

反意語

• indigent

派生語

• affluence
• affluently

参照

Latin

動詞

affluent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of affluō