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prosperous 音標拼音: [pr'ɑspɚəs] a. 成功的,繁盛的,順利的,幸運的 成功的,繁盛的,順利的,幸運的 prosperous adj 1: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; " they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; " easy living"; " a prosperous family"; " his family is well- situated financially"; " well- to- do members of the community" [ synonym: { comfortable}, { easy}, { prosperous}, { well- fixed}, { well- heeled}, { well- off}, { well- situated}, { well- to- do}] 2: very lively and profitable; " flourishing businesses"; " a palmy time for stockbrokers"; " a prosperous new business"; " doing a roaring trade"; " a thriving tourist center"; " did a thriving business in orchids" [ synonym: { booming}, { flourishing}, { palmy}, { prospering}, { prosperous}, { roaring}, { thriving}] 3: marked by peace and prosperity; " a golden era"; " the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [ synonym: { golden}, { halcyon}, { prosperous}] 4: presaging or likely to bring good luck; " a favorable time to ask for a raise"; " lucky stars"; " a prosperous moment to make a decision" [ synonym: { golden}, { favorable}, { favourable}, { lucky}, { prosperous}] Prosperous \ Pros" per* ous\, a. [ L. prosperus or prosper, originally, answering to hope; pro according to the root of sperare to hope. See { Despair}.] 1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful. [ 1913 Webster] A happy passage and a prosperous wind. -- Denham. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful; as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a prosperous man or nation. [ 1913 Webster] By moderation either state to bear Prosperous or adverse. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable; auspicious; lucky. See { Fortunate}. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Pros" per* ous* ly}, adv. -- { Pros" per* ous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 82 Moby Thesaurus words for " prosperous": abounding in riches, affluent, appropriate, assured of success, auspicious, benign, benignant, booming, comfortable, comfortably situated, coming, convenient, crowned with success, desirable, disgustingly rich, easy, fair, fat, favorable, favoring, felicitous, flourishing, flush, fortunate, frightfully rich, full of promise, golden, good, halcyon, happy, in clover, in funds, in good case, in luxury, in the money, independent, independently rich, independently wealthy, loaded, lucky, luxurious, made, made of money, moneyed, monied, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, on Easy Street, on the up- and- up, on top, on velvet, oofy, opportune, opulent, out in front, promising, propitious, prospering, provided for, rich, rich as Croesus, rolling in money, seasonable, snug, strong, substantial, succeeding, successful, surefire, thriving, triumphant, wallowing in wealth, warm, wealthy, well, well provided for, well- fixed, well- heeled, well- off, well- timed, well- to- do
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