小词详解 | prosper

prosper 英 [ˈprɒspə(r)] 美 [ˈprɑːspər]

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外刊例句

• Freed from the shackles of the European Union, Britain’s economy would prosper and its security would increase.
  摆脱欧盟的束缚后，英国经济会蓬勃发展，其安全程度也会有所提升。
  ——《纽约时报》

• Still, in both communities there is a growing sense that the blood feud—and its cycle of violence—must be broken if anyone is to prosper.
  但双方也越来越清楚，如果要繁荣，就必须突破彼此之间的血海深仇和暴力循环。
  ——《时代周刊》

基本释义

[verb] succeed in material terms; be financially successful
[动词] 在物质方面取得成功；在财务上成功

深入解读

Prosper 一词源自拉丁语 prosperus （繁荣的、幸运的、有利的），于14世纪中期经古法语 prosperer 或者直接由拉丁语 prosperare （使成功、使幸福）进入英语，即用来表示国家、经济、生意、人等“兴旺、繁荣、昌盛、富有、成功”，主要指企事业经营取得成功，尤其是在经济、财务或物质上取得成功，比如：

• 这个社会弃儿靠着坚毅顽强和勤劳不懈发达起来了。
  With great perseverance and untiring industry, the pariah prospered.

• 这家濒临破产的公司在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
  The moribund company prospered under his management.

此外， prosper 还可以进一步用来表示身体“变得更强壮或健康”，比如：

• 在这种酷热的天气里，没有一种作物能长好。
  No crop can prosper in this sweltering heat.

权威用例

明天的中国，希望寄予青年。青年兴则国家兴，中国发展要靠广大青年挺膺担当。
Going forward, China will be a country that has great expectations of its younger generation. A nation will prosper only when its young people thrive. For China to develop further, our young people must step forward and take on their responsibilities.

出自习主席2023年新年贺词。

同近义词

• blossom: mature or develop in a promising or healthy way

• burgeon: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

• flourish: (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment

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