| 释义 |
affluential, a. and n. orig. and chiefly U.S.|æfluːˈɛnʃəl|
[Blend of affluent a. and influential a.]
A. adj. Prominent or socially influential on account of wealth; rich and powerful.
B. n. An affluential person.
1975Forbes (N.Y.) 15 Mar. 13/1 New York City's influential, affluential, liberated Village Voice reports. 1983N.Y. Times 18 Dec. vi. 13/1 Spa..has become a word for ‘watering place’ associated with the weight-conscious affluentials around the world. 1985Houston Business Jrnl. 8 Apr. 1a In the past two months two new banks have opened in the most affluential part of Houston. 1987Arizona Republic (Phoenix) 6 Sept. (Final ed.) F6 Unlike ‘yuppies’, who have become so ubiquitous that they no longer merit study, affluentials have not received very much attention in Phoenix. 1994Evening Standard 22 June 13/1 The clientele will be very much as it is in America. That is, the corporate male, very successful in his business, affluential. Not the sort of people who can handle rejection. |