| 单词 | the idle rich |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe idle rich a. Of persons: Not engaged in work, doing nothing, unemployed. Frequently in the idle rich. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [adjective] idlec950 tooma1340 unoccupiedc1405 void1530 restyc1540 unbusied1570 idlefula1652 haking1703 unbusy1731 otiose1850 non-employed1853 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed > doing nothing or idle idlec950 workless?a1450 gold-bricking1919 the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich who do not need to work the idle rich1865 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Matt. xx. 6 Hwæt her stondes ge allen dæge idlo? [c975 Rushw. Gosp. unnytte. c1000 Ags. Gosp. idele]. ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 36 Lokeð swa ich bidde ou. þet ȝe ne beon neauer idel. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 206 Huo þet is ydel he him may naȝt longe hyalde þet he ne ualle in-to zenne. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 759 To devocionne evre and Contemplacionne Was sho gyven and nevre ydel. 1530–1 Act 22 Hen. VIII c. 12 To arest the sayde vacaboundes and ydell persones. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cxixv They were neuer idle but doyng some thyng in one part or other. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 179 The greater part of his men and horses were idle. 1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 143 They are idle for want of such work as they are able to do. 1865 J. S. Mill Auguste Comte 160 He allows of no idle rich. 1894 J. T. Fowler in St. Adamnan Vita S. Columbae Introd. 74 He could not bear to be idle even for an hour. 1900 B. Matthews Confident To-morrow 178 Mr. Dircks wishes to shift the burdens of the worthy poor upon the shoulders of the idle rich. 1926 Encycl. Brit. I. 527/1 We must remember as a rule the ‘idle rich’ do not represent idle riches. 1928 F. N. Hart Bellamy Trial i. 15 He's magnificent when he gets started on the idle rich. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 11 June 403/3 The crew, Reds of various shades, mutiny and drive ashore the idle-rich passengers. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day viii. 171 The idle rich, the boss class, fleeing..from the wrath to come. 1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. xv. 185 There has been a decline of the old ‘idle rich’ upper middle class, living partly on unearned income and passing on wealth and advantages to its children. 1971 Daily Tel. 20 Oct. 10/4 More than 25,000 Coventry workers were idle yesterday as a result of the dispute. < as lemmas |
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