释义 |
old moneyˈold ˌmoney noun [uncountable] - Most members of the Cleveland Country Club come from old money.
- Everywhere in public life, old families, old money and titles have been in decline, while business has advanced.
- He believes that old money is better than new money.
- That pleased the smart set, but secretly the old money decided it was a bit tacky.
- The preferred drug of old money, and, by extension, of the nouveau mob.
- We witnessed Florida new and old money giving a new meaning to dressing up.
- What fosters the Terrells' sizable contributions to public life is money, old money and vast money.
people who come from families that have had a lot of money for a long time, which gives them a high social position: He invited both the smart set and Perth’s old money. |