English Dictionary

more money than brains

フレーズ

Wealthy, but lacking the wisdom to spend that wealth wisely.

日本語の意味

裕福だが、賢明さに欠ける、すなわち財産を持ちながらも賢い使い道ができない人を指す表現。 / 金銭的には豊かであるが、知恵や賢明さが不足しているという意味のフレーズ。

He had more money than brains, splurging on exotic cars and losing fortunes to ill-advised ventures.

彼は金はたくさん持っていたが、賢明さに欠けていて、高級外車に散財し、無謀な事業で財産を失った。

意味（1）

Wealthy, but lacking the wisdom to spend that wealth wisely.

The Diver ſhall walk at the bottom of the Thames; the Saltpeter-Maker ſhall Build Tom T---ds Pond into Houſes; the Engineers Build Models and Windmills to draw Water, till Funds are rais’d to carry it on, by Men who have more Money than Brains, and then good night Patent and Invention; the Projector has done his buſineſs, and is gone.