Used allusively in phrases, as Crœsus' wealth, as rich as Crœsus, and hence typically for ‘a very rich person’.
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| 释义 | the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > fabulously rich person (7) Crœsus1390 Used allusively in phrases, as Crœsus' wealth, as rich as Crœsus, and hence typically for ‘a very rich person’. Rothschild1824 An extremely wealthy person; a millionaire. Occasionally attributive. Also to come the Rothschild (colloquial): to pretend to be rich (see come, v.… rich-rich1841 A very rich person. Chiefly with the and plural agreement: very rich people collectively. Cf. super-rich, n. Vanderbilt1883 One who resembles a member of the Vanderbilt family in being exceptionally rich; a millionaire. Rockefeller1893 allusively. An immensely rich man. Vanderbilter1975 bazillionaire1987 A person of enormous wealth. |
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