well off

adjective

/ˌwel ˈɒf/

/ˌwel ˈɔːf/

Idioms

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(comparative better off, no superlative)
having a lot of money富有的；富裕的 synonym rich
- a well-off family富裕家庭
- They are much better off than us.他們比我們富得多。
Synonyms rich
rich
- wealthy
- prosperous
- affluent
- well off
- comfortable
These words all describe somebody/something that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.
- rich (of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard指（人）富有的、富裕的，（國家或城市）富庶的、富饒的
- wealthy rich指富有的、富饒的
rich or wealthy?用 rich 還是 wealthy？There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He’s stinking/filthy wealthy. • It’s a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.
- prosperous (rather formal) rich and successful
- affluent (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living:指富裕的：
  affluent Western countries 富裕的西方國家
prosperous or affluent?用 prosperous 還是 affluent？Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: It’s good to see you looking so prosperous. • It’s good to see you looking so affluent.
- well off (often used in negative sentences) rich:
  His family is not very well off.他家境不太寬裕。
  The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that somebody is not well off.
- comfortable having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost:
  They’re not millionaires, but they’re certainly very comfortable.他們不是百萬富翁，但也很富裕。
Patterns
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family
- a rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman
- a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city
(comparative better off, superlative best off)
in a good situation境況良好
- I've got my own room so I'm well off.我有自己的房間，所以還不錯。
- Some people don't know when they're well off.有些人身在福中不知福。

opposite badly off

Idioms

be well off for something

(British English) to have enough of something（某事物）充裕
- We’re well off for jobs around here (= there are many available).我們這裏工作機會很多。

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