A person who has many millions of dollars or pounds. It is a step up from millionaire, and the step matters in how the word feels.

A person who has many millions of dollars or pounds擁有好幾百萬美元或英鎊的人。It is a step up from millionaire這比millionaire高一級, and the step matters in how the word feels而這一級的差距，會影響這個字給人的感覺。

'Millionaire' once meant enormous wealth, but house prices and inflation have worn that down — in many cities an ordinary retired couple owning a flat is technically a millionaire. So writers reach for multimillionaire when they want the word to sound rich again. Above it sits billionaire, which is now the top of the ladder.

'Millionaire' once meant enormous wealth"Millionaire"以前的意思是超級有錢, but house prices and inflation have worn that down但房價和通貨膨脹已經把這份量磨掉了——in many cities an ordinary retired couple owning a flat is technically a millionaire在很多城市裡，一對普通退休夫妻只要有一間公寓，技術上就算是millionaire。So所以, when they want the word to sound rich again當他們想要這個字重新聽起來有錢的時候, writers reach for multimillionaire作者就會改用multimillionaire。Above it sits billionaire在它上面還有billionaire, which is now the top of the ladder那是現在階梯的最頂端。

It is a noun, and it is usually used as a label attached to a person in news and gossip writing: 'the multimillionaire businessman', 'a multimillionaire property developer'. It carries a mild edge. Depending on the sentence around it, it can be neutral fact or a quiet criticism — journalists often place it before someone's name precisely to remind readers of the gap between that person and everyone else.

It is a noun這是一個名詞, and it is usually used as a label attached to a person in news and gossip writing而且在新聞和八卦報導裡，常常被當成貼在人名前面的標籤: 'the multimillionaire businessman'像「the multimillionaire businessman（億萬富商）」, 'a multimillionaire property developer'或「a multimillionaire property developer（億萬富豪房地產開發商）」。It carries a mild edge這個字帶著一點點的刺。Depending on the sentence around it看周圍句子的情況, it can be neutral fact or a quiet criticism它可以只是中性的事實，也可以是不動聲色的批評——journalists often place it before someone's name記者常常把它放在某人名字前面, precisely to remind readers of the gap between that person and everyone else就是要提醒讀者，這個人跟其他人之間的差距。

People almost never use it about themselves; the rich describe themselves as 'comfortable' or say nothing at all. Note also that it counts money the person has, not money that passed through their hands: someone whose company earns millions but who takes a small salary is not one.

People almost never use it about themselves幾乎沒有人會用這個字形容自己; the rich describe themselves as 'comfortable'有錢人會說自己「還過得去（comfortable）」 or say nothing at all或乾脆什麼都不說。Note also也要注意 that it counts money the person has, not money that passed through their hands這個字算的是這個人擁有的錢，不是經過他手上的錢: someone whose company earns millions but who takes a small salary is not one一個公司賺很多錢、但自己只領一份小薪水的人，不算是multimillionaire。