填在東西上：看得見的華麗
財富被做成了表面：材料、顏色、雕花，全都攤在眼前。
adjective · C1
Looking very beautiful and expensive, because of costly materials and a lot of rich decoration that is meant to be noticed.
華麗的／富麗堂皇的
核心畫面
One way to hold opulent: something filled to the brim with wealth, and filled where it shows. Gold on the ceiling, velvet on the chairs, three cooks in the kitchen. The money is not hidden in a bank; it has been turned into surface, and the surface is meant to be seen.
opulent 可以想成被財富填到滿出來，而且滿在看得見的地方。天花板鍍金，椅子包絲絨，廚房裡站著三個廚師。錢沒有躺…更多收起
opulent 可以想成被財富填到滿出來，而且滿在看得見的地方。天花板鍍金，椅子包絲絨，廚房裡站著三個廚師。錢沒有躺在銀行裡，而是被變成了表面。這個表面，本來就是要給人看的。From the word’s history
The packet traces opulent to Latin opulentus, from ops (wealth, power, resources) — literally full of wealth, which is why the word attaches both to richly made things and to richly lived lives.
證據裡寫 opulent 借自拉丁文 opulentus，來自 ops，意思是財富、權力、資源。字面可以想成「被財富填滿的」。這就說明了為什麼它既能形容堆滿裝飾的東西，也能形容排場十足的生活。
packet evidence: Wiktionary etymology_text for opulent (Borrowed from Latin opulens/opulentus, from ops 'wealth, power, resources'), source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:824878383:13288
Two branches
填在人身上：排場十足的富有
同樣的填滿，換成了一個人的日子：房子、餐桌、用人、習慣，樣樣都看得出錢。
adjective · C1
Very rich, and spending that money in a way people can see — on large houses, fine food, servants, and expensive habits.
豪奢的／闊綽的