English Dictionary

wealthy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɛl.θi/

名詞

可算名詞 複数形 複数形のみ 不可算名詞 稀用

(plural only) Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively. / (uncommon, countable) A rich person.

日本語の意味

（複数形で用いられる場合）社会や世界全体を指す、裕福な人々、富裕層 / （数えられる名詞として）裕福な個人、お金持ち

The wealthy should pay higher taxes to support public education and healthcare.

富裕層は公立教育や医療を支えるために、より高い税を負担すべきだ。

意味（1）

(plural only) Synonym of rich: the wealthy people of a society or of the world collectively.

... whether consumption patterns of the wealthy are more or less polluting than those of the poor depends on the contaminant in question.

意味（2）

(uncommon, countable) A rich person.

it was possible for a group like the Libertarians to hope that a couple of weakminded wealthies might donate the seed money to get a campaign rolling.

wealthies （ plural ）