1.wealth的基本意思是“财产,财富”,指某人拥有的所有财产,可以是物质的,也可以是精神的。wealth还可指“大量,众多,丰富”。
2.wealth作“大量,众多,丰富”解时,一般用单数形式,常用于a wealth of短语中,既可用来指“数”,也可用来指“量”。
a wealth of
大量的,丰富的 large amount of sth
A wealth of examples are given.举了大量的例子。
There's a wealth of oil in this well.这口井储油丰富。
She has a wealth of knowledge about China.她对中国很了解。
Nobody knew how she had acquired her wealth.谁也不知道她的财产是怎么来的。
Wealth had not brought them happiness.他们的财富并没有给他们带来幸福。
His wealth gives him a great pull.他的财富对他极有帮助。
The country's wealth is based on trade.这个国家的财源主要来自贸易方面。
He was charged with using his position to accumulate wealth.他被指控利用地位来敛财。
He is a man of great wealth.他是个大款。
The family always lived in great wealth.那一家过去总是生活阔绰。
wealth, means, resources, riches
参见resource条。
他给了我一本有很多插图的书。
[误] He gave me a book with wealth of pictures.
[正] He gave me a book with a wealth of pictures.
[析] wealth表示“大量”时,常用于短语a wealth of中,不定冠词a不可省略。
[同义词] fortune, riches, abundance, quantity
[词源] <中古英语welth(财富,幸福,大量)
