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A millionaire is someone with at least a million pounds or dollars — very rich. People also stretch it: “He spends like a millionaire” can mean only that someone throws money around, not that they have counted a million in the bank.
A millionaire百萬富翁 is是 someone with at least a million pounds or dollars至少擁有一百萬英鎊或美元的人——very rich非常有錢。People人們 also stretch it也會延伸這個字的用法:"He spends like a millionaire"「他花錢像個百萬富翁」 can mean only可能只是說 that someone throws money around某人亂花錢,not that they have counted a million in the bank不代表他銀行裡真的存了一百萬。
The word is common and a little ; it is not slang, and it is not stiff.
The word這個字 is common很常見,and a little admiring帶點欣賞的味道;it它 is not slang不是俚語,and it is not stiff也不生硬。
Though actually, a million does not buy what it bought a hundred years ago, so the fairy-tale shine has a little — but the word still means “at least a million.” English borrowed the whole word from French millionnaire; it looks like million plus a tail, and that surface reading is fair.
Though actually不過事實上,a million一百萬 does not buy what it bought a hundred years ago現在買不到一百年前能買的東西,so所以 the fairy-tale shine那種童話般的光環 has faded a little已經淡了一些——but但 the word這個字 still means仍然的意思是 "at least a million."「至少一百萬」。English英語 borrowed the whole word整個字是借來的 from French millionnaire從法語millionnaire;it它 looks like看起來就是 million plus a tailmillion加上一個字尾,and而 that surface reading is fair這樣的表面解讀是合理的。
組成From French millionnaire. On the surface: million + -aire (a French ending for a person of that kind).
同家族的字
- millionthe number the fortune is built on
- billionairethe same kind of word, but for a billion
- millionairessan older word for a woman millionaire
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
millionairenoun/ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/
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Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
- Those people who eventually become millionaires typically don't get there through sheer luck or by making one life-changing investment. […] While starting early can increase your likelihood of attaining millionaire status, the investments you choose play an equally important role.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。