Affluence is a noun for the state of having plenty of money — not just getting by, but enough for nice houses, comfortable things, and a life that does not feel tight.

Affluence『Affluence』 is a noun是個名詞, for the state of having plenty of money指擁有大量金錢的狀態——not just getting by不只是過得去而已, but enough for而是足夠負擔 nice houses好房子, comfortable things舒適的東西, and和 a life that does not feel tight一種不覺得手頭緊的生活。

Newspapers use it for a person, a family, a city, or even a whole country when most people have more than they need. It is a rather formal, essay-and-news word; at the dinner table people are more likely to say wealth or simply that someone is rich.

Newspapers報紙 use it用這個字 for a person, a family, a city, or even a whole country指一個人、一個家庭、一座城市，甚至整個國家 when當 most people大多數人 have more than they need擁有的比需要的還多。It它是 is a rather formal, essay-and-news word一個相當正式、常見於文章和新聞的字; at the dinner table在餐桌上, people大家 are more likely to say比較可能會說 wealth或直接說某人 or simply that someone is rich很有錢。

It does not, by itself, praise or blame. It names plenty.

It它本身 does not, by itself, praise or blame不帶褒貶。It它 names plenty指的就是「很多」。

Though actually, the tidy picture of affluence as “being a rich person” is tidier than real talk: you can live in affluence and still worry, and a place can be called affluent while some streets in it are not.

Though actually不過其實, the tidy picture那個把affluence當成 of affluence as "being a rich person"「有錢人」的整齊圖像 is tidier than real talk比真實情況來得整齊: you你可以 can live in affluence活在富裕之中 and still worry卻還是會擔心, and而且 a place一個地方 can be called affluent可以被稱為affluent while同時 some streets in it are not裡面有些街道卻不是。

The money meaning is also not the oldest one. The word came into English from Old French and Latin, and for a long time the idea was more like things flowing in; only from about the 1500s did English and French settle on wealth as the usual sense.

The money meaning這個關於金錢的意思 is also not the oldest one也不是最早的意思。The word這個字 came into English進入英文 from Old French and Latin是從古法文和拉丁文來的, and而且 for a long time很長一段時間 the idea was more like things flowing in它的概念比較像是東西「流進來」; only從大約1500年代開始 from about the 1500s did才 English and French英文和法文 settle on wealth as the usual sense把「財富」定為常用的意思。

You will meet the adjective affluent far more than this noun in everyday reading.

You你會 will meet the adjective affluent遇到形容詞affluent far more than this noun比這個名詞多得多 in everyday reading在日常閱讀裡。