prosperous學測 L4KK [ˈprɑspɚəs]/ˈprɑspɚəs/
興旺的;成功的·看好的;前景大好·繁榮興盛的·繁榮的;富裕的
龍騰B4L4常考字,多義且易混淆
The little food stall near the MRT station grew into a prosperous business within two years.

捷運站旁的小吃攤,兩年內就變成生意興旺的攤商。

prosperous 不只可以形容人和公司,還能形容整座城市,甚至一整個歷史時代。

一個畫面:枝繁葉茂

根基穩固根系深植,基礎穩固牢靠
枝葉繁茂向外伸展,越長越茂盛
果實累累收穫豐碩,壓彎枝頭

義項

小店興旺C1adjective興旺的;成功的
John worked hard for years, and his small shop became a prosperous business in town.
約翰多年努力工作,他的小商店變成鎮上生意興旺的店家。
a prosperous businessa prosperous career
前景看好C1adjective看好的;前景大好
The new shop opened well, and everyone said it had a prosperous future.
這家新店開幕順利,大家都說它前景一片繁榮。
a prosperous future
小鎮繁榮C1adjective繁榮興盛的
The peaceful little town grew richer every year and became a truly prosperous place.
這座和平的小鎮年年變得更富裕,成為一個真正繁榮的地方。
a prosperous nationa prosperous town
歲月富足B2adjective繁榮的;富裕的
The country enjoyed many prosperous years after the war ended.
戰爭結束後,這個國家經歷了許多繁榮的歲月。
a prosperous periodprosperous years

片語

Happy and Prosperous New Year賀年吉語 →新年快樂,事事興旺
a prosperous future前途光明 →光明又興旺的未來
a prosperous economy經濟起飛 →蓬勃發展的經濟

你會不會這樣說?

The country's economy grew stronger every year, becoming more ___. (prosperous / prosperity)

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prosperous

prosperous是形容詞,prosperity是名詞;此句需要形容詞。

'The new shop opened well, and everyone said it had a prosperous future.' 這裡的 prosperous 最接近哪個意思?(A) 已經很有錢 (B) 前景看好、有望成功 (C) 地區和平

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(B)

此句描述對未來的預期,對應「預示成功、前景佳」的義項,而非已經致富。

字族

prosperity 繁榮;興盛・prosper 使繁榮;蓬勃發展

順路看看

flourishing更強調正在蓬勃發展的過程

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回報這個字的錯誤