rich

裕福な、金持ちの

多くのお金や価値のある財産を持っている。

やさしい英語で： Having a lot of money or valuable possessions.

• Her uncle is rich.
• They became rich by selling their company.
• Would you like to be rich?

類義語： wealthy, well-off

反対語： poor

よく使う表現： rich family, rich person, get rich, become rich

濃厚な、こってりした

脂肪や砂糖が多く、味が濃くてこくがある。

やさしい英語で： Having a strong, full taste, often because of plenty of fat or sugar.

• This chocolate cake is very rich.
• She made a rich sauce with butter and cream.
• The dessert was too rich for me.

反対語： light

よく使う表現： rich sauce, rich chocolate, rich cake, rich food

豊富な、豊かな

良いものや役立つものがたくさん、または多種類含まれている。

やさしい英語で： Containing a large amount or variety of good or useful things.

• The city has a rich history.
• Her books contain a rich variety of characters.
• These vegetables are rich in vitamins.

使い方： rich in something (This region is rich in minerals.)

類義語： abundant, plentiful

反対語： scarce

よく使う表現： rich history, rich variety, rich collection, rich in something

肥沃な、実り豊かな

植物や作物がよく育つ、または貴重な資源が多く採れる。

やさしい英語で： Producing plenty of plants, crops, or valuable materials.

• These plants need rich soil.
• The valley contains some of the richest farmland in the country.
• They discovered a rich gold mine in the hills.

類義語： fertile, productive

反対語： barren

よく使う表現： rich soil, rich farmland, rich mine, rich land

富裕層、金持ち

多くのお金を持つ人々をまとめて指す言葉。

やさしい英語で： People who have a lot of money, considered as a group.

• The rich can afford expensive houses.
• Should the rich pay higher taxes?
• The law applies equally to the rich and the poor.

使い方： the rich + plural verb (The rich often own several homes.)

類義語： the wealthy

反対語： the poor

よく使う表現： the rich, tax the rich, rich and poor