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单词 opulence
释义
opulence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒp.jə.ləns/us
/ˈɑː.pjə.ləns/
thequalityof beingexpensiveandluxurious:
He sayslivingin such opulence makes himuneasy.
Shestaredaround her inaweat thesheeropulence of theroom.
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opulent
More examples
  • The opulence of thehotelwasquiteacontrasttoitssurroundings.
  • Thehouseenjoyedfivecenturiesofwealthand opulencefollowedbyrapiddescentintodecayandneglect.
  • Iwanderedaroundamazedat thesheeropulence of theparty.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Expensive & luxurious
  • champagne
  • costliness
  • delicacy
  • expensively
  • fancy
  • gold plate
  • graciousness
  • luxury goods
  • no expense is sparedidiom
  • opulent
  • precious
  • prestige
  • priceless
  • sumptuous
  • sumptuously
  • super-deluxe
  • super-expensive
  • super-luxurious
  • swish
  • valuable
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(Definition ofopulencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopulence

opulence
And the right measure ofopulenceis (inclusive) wealth.
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The aura ofopulencehad gone: chaises-longues and chandeliers had given way to desks and cupboards.
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We tend to forget, however, that luxury is not only manifested inopulence.
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Instead of these we have self-indulgence and greed, public poverty and privateopulence.
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As a nation's wealth is the social worth of its capital assets, it is a measure of the nation'sopulence.
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Theopulenceof the costume suggested authority and wealth and, no doubt, sparked fantasy in the audience's imagination.
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Persons in poverty, are rising toopulence, and persons of wealth, are sinking to poverty.
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More ambitious students dream of up to a dozen or more and living out the rest of their days inopulence.
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The point isn't thatopulencemisleads, but rather that we should search for the right measure ofopulence.
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On such occasions, the objective seemed invariably to be to create an atmosphere ofopulence: the more glamorous and expensive the goods consumed, the more successful the outing.
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You have only to look about you at the present time to see greed,opulenceand corruption taking over.
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On many railways they are even better than the first-class carriages, because they are not so stuffy, velvety, and upholstered with the same uncomfortableopulence.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Those savings are on a scale to provide genuineopulencein any family world, which indicates that opportunities must exist for additional help.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The men to-day are equally efficient and should not be passed over in favour of those of moreopulenceor other social status.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
On your side is every element of what is called respectability: education,opulence, power, rank, connexions.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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