riches
英['r?t??z]
美['r?t??z]
- n. 財富；富有；房地產(chǎn)（rich的復(fù)數(shù)）
- n. (Riches)人名；(意)里凱斯；(英)里奇斯
中文詞源
riches 財富，富有
來自中古英語 riches,財富，富有，來自 riche 的復(fù)數(shù)形式，詞源同 rich.
英文詞源
- riches (n.)
- "valued possessions, money, property," c. 1200, modified from richesse (12c.), a singular form misunderstood as a plural, from Old French richesse, richece "wealth, opulence, splendor, magnificence," from riche (see rich (adj.)). The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (compare fortress).
雙語例句
- 1. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.
- 他白手起家，人們對他都很欽佩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Some people want fame or riches — I just wanted a baby.
- 有人希望得到名望，有人希望獲得財富——我只想要個孩子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. An Olympic gold medal can lead to untold riches for an athlete.
- 一枚奧運(yùn)金牌能給運(yùn)動員帶來無盡的財富。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. a career that brought him fame and riches
- 使他名利雙收的事業(yè)
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.
- 有健康而無財富比有財富而無健康更好.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》