Thriving describes something that is doing very well — growing, busy, full of life.

Thriving describes something that is doing very well興盛的（thriving）形容某樣東西做得非常好——growing, busy, full of life成長中、忙碌、充滿活力。

Its home is in front of a noun: 'a thriving business', 'a thriving city', 'a thriving community', 'a thriving market'.

Its home is in front of a noun它最常見的位置是放在名詞前面：'a thriving business', 'a thriving city', 'a thriving community', 'a thriving market'興盛的事業、興盛的城市、蓬勃的社區、興旺的市場。

When you say a company is thriving, you mean more than that it is not losing money; you mean it is expanding, hiring, alive. The word carries energy, not just health.

When you say a company is thriving當你說一家公司thriving的時候，you mean more than that it is not losing money你的意思不只是它沒在虧錢；you mean it is expanding, hiring, alive你的意思是它在擴張、在招人、生氣勃勃。The word carries energy, not just health這個字帶有一種活力，不只是「健康」而已。

It works for living things too — 'a thriving garden', 'a thriving population of birds' — and there the picture is the same: plenty of growth, good conditions.

It works for living things too它也可以用在生物身上——'a thriving garden', 'a thriving population of birds'茂盛的花園、興旺的鳥群——and there the picture is the same: plenty of growth, good conditions畫面是一樣的：大量生長、環境良好。

Though actually, most of the time you meet it, it is being used about money and places. 'A thriving little town' and 'a thriving trade' are almost set phrases.

Though actually不過事實上 most of the time you meet it, it is being used about money and places你大部分時候遇到它，都是用在錢和地方上。'A thriving little town' and 'a thriving trade' are almost set phrases「a thriving little town（欣欣向榮的小鎮）」和「a thriving trade（興旺的生意）」幾乎算是固定搭配了。

Note the double life of the form. It is the -ing form of the verb 'thrive', so 'the business is thriving' is a verb in a continuous tense, while 'a thriving business' is an adjective in front of a noun. Both are correct and both are common; you rarely need to worry about which one you are using.

Note the double life of the form要注意這個字形的雙重身分。It is the -ing form of the verb 'thrive'它是動詞thrive的-ing形，so 'the business is thriving' is a verb in a continuous tense所以'the business is thriving'（這生意正興旺）裡它是進行式的動詞，while 'a thriving business' is an adjective in front of a noun而'a thriving business'（一個興旺的生意）裡它是放在名詞前的形容詞。Both are correct and both are common兩種用法都對，也都很常見；you rarely need to worry about which one you are using你幾乎不用擔心自己用的是哪一種。