| 释义 |
thriver Now rare.|ˈθraɪvə(r)|
[f. thrive v. + -er1.]
One who or that which thrives.
1573Tusser Husb. (1878) 25 Ill tithers ill thriuers most commonlie bee. 1601Bacon Let. to Sir T. Lucy Wks. 1879 II. 25/2 If my brother or myself were either thrivers, or fortunate in the queen's service. c1613Middleton No Wit like Woman's i. iii, They're the best thrivers In turnips, hartichalks, and cabbishes. c1659Elegy on Cleveland 47 C.'s Wks. (1687) 278 Timists be only Thrivers: But a Brain That's freely Generous scorns Servile Gain. |