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单词 well-to-do
释义 well-to-do
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase to do well
1. : having more than adequate material and especially financial resources : having plenty of money or a comfortable income : being in easy or affluent circumstances : prosperous, well-off
 < a fashionable and well-to-do family — Hearst's >
 < well-to-do but not with one of the great fortunes — John Buchan >
2. : indicating or having the characteristics of prosperity
 < the house had a well-to-do look >
 < a well-to-do suburb with pronounced intellectual interests — Jane Cobb >
II. noun plural
: well-to-do persons — usually used with the
 < only the well-to-do could afford to patronize them — Foster Hailey >
 < favored as a resort by the well-to-doAmerican Guide Series: Michigan >
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