riches的意思|riches的解释-里氏词典

riches ['ritʃiz]

pl. 财富, 财产, 富有

[经] 财富, 财宝, 房地产

riches

[ noun ]
an abundance of material possessions and resources
<noun.possession>

Riches \Rich"es\, n. pl. [OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche
rich, of German origin. See {Rich},a.]
1. That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods,
money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.

Riches do not consist in having more gold and
silver, but in having more in proportion, than our
neighbors. --Locke.

2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.

The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.
--Milton.

Note: Richesse, the older form of this word, was in the
singular number. The form riches, however, is plural in
appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural.

Against the richesses of this world shall they
have misease of poverty. --Chaucer.

In one hour so great riches is come to nought.
--Rev. xviii.
17.

And for that riches where is my deserving?
--Shak.

Syn: Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness;
plenty; abundance.

It pits developers with promises of riches against those who chose to be there because they like it the way it is.
A 23-year-old man who moved to the United States from Turkey seven months ago in search of riches found them last week when he won $14.3 million in the California Lottery.
Still, she believes hers will be a genuine "rags to riches" story.
But compulsion hasn't meant riches for Pazhitnov.
He said the letter, typed on Psinakis' typewriter, was signed "Steve." Psinakis' wife, Presentacion, comes from a prominent Philippine family allegedly robbed of its riches by Marcos.
Pastor Christian Fuehrer, whose St. Nicholas Church was the birthplace of the "candlelight revolution," is disheartened the rebellion unleased nationalist fervor and a chase for Western riches.
There are riches to be had, but at a price.
As the last survivor among World War II-era leaders, he saw his nation progress from ruin to riches. At age 87.
Bribery is not uncommon. They are the nouveaux riches of the cities, flashing about in Mercedes cars and frequenting the hard-currency bars, where they are tolerated for the business they bring. And the old reflexes of cheating the state live on.
Its craftsman-like quality is attractive to the modern consumer, keen to indulge in and prepared to pay substantially for the riches of what the Italian Ministry of Agriculture calls 'a society immersed in alimentary well-being'.
No riches beckon, but at least it'll mean a break from the sauna and exercise-bike routine he has been using to sweat off the five pounds he's had to lose to make weight after each day's matches.
In a business full of slick operators touting 18-month track records that seem to promise investors the riches of Croesus, Mr. DeCook competes with sod-buster bluntness.
The others, which reopened last year, have incorporated the riches of the Berggruen Collection.
But the territory also contains precious minerals in its soil and riverbeds, mainly gold and uranium, and the quest for them and the riches they bring threatens a fragile ecosystem and the last of the forest Indians whose way of life goes back millenia.
But the naked truth of the corporativists' empire is that while it has been terribly successful at dividing up riches, it has created no wealth.
They see numerous similarities in the men's careers, particularly their swift climb to riches.
Archaeologists have unearthed a pink pearl, believed to be 4,000 years old, stirring excitement on this Persian Gulf island whose oil riches overshadow its former glory as the land of the pearls.
However, the party, which has seen its mandate slip perilously since the lifting of martial law in 1987, is scrambling to protect its riches. It is coming under increasing pressure to disclose the true extent and origins of its assets.
In addition, riches belonging to passengers returning East after making their fortunes in California appear to have been aboard the ship, Schatz said.
The three-month trial before U.S. District Judge Arthur Spatt included testimony from witnesses who told of physical intimidation, violence and riches.
People don't want to do that." She acknowledged that many people seek riches abroad, but she said money is only one factor in a quality-of-life equation that includes less bureaucracy, more personal freedom and professional fulfillment.
He adds: "Gold is not a path to riches; it's a store of value."
The Bush administration said it views the 100,000 Iraqi soldiers near the Saudi border as an "imminent threat" to Saudi security after the forces of President Saddam Hussein conquered tiny Kuwait and its vast oil riches last week.
But close associates say he is extremely intelligent and has used the army to manipulate his way to power and riches.
Still, the Trian official noted, the current investment climate isn't nearly as conducive to the types of highly leveraged takeovers that propelled Messrs. Peltz and May to riches a few years ago.
Countries "wanted a seat around the table" if there were mineral riches to divide, he says.
The couple stopped making weekly "I Love Lucy" shows in 1957. Despite riches and two children, Lucie and Desi Jr., their marriage foundered, and the couple divorced in 1960.
This occurred in past times of surplus, the report recalls, adding that "the projected financial riches of the Social Security trust fund and its implied dramatic effects appear to be more of a pig in poke than anything else."
Mathematicians, musicians-turned-stock analysts, and newly minted M.B.A.s reaping vast riches.
He complains of a clumsy bureaucracy, little autonomy for museum directors, and no adequate cataloguing of Italy's immense riches.

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