Affluence

(noun.) abundant wealth; 'they studied forerunners of richness or poverty'; 'the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty'.

录入:纳丁

• In her animal spirits there was an affluence of life and certainty of flow, such as excited my wonder, while it baffled my comprehension. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Born to the prospect of such affluence! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• A small point of doctrine might mean affluence or beggary to a man. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• If the labouring poor, therefore, can maintain their families in the one part of the united kingdom, they must be in affluence in the other. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• These are mounted and ready to start on the highway to affluence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy to invade his possessions. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• He had a conviction that the want of most men was knowledge of a sort which brings wisdom rather than affluence. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• When profits are high, that sober virtue seems to be superfluous, and expensive luxury to suit better the affluence of his situation. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Affluence, unless stimulated by a keen imagination, forms but the vaguest notion of the practical strain of poverty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• For one very rich man, there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• He was descended from a good family in France, where he had lived for many years in affluence, respected by his superiors, and beloved by his equals. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.

整理:马文