► 名詞
金持ち [(3)かねもち] [coll] [sarcastic] meaning: rich rank: 2
☆ 金持ちに有利な税制 ⇨ The tax system advantageous for the riches
☆ 彼の家は金持ちだ ⇨ His family is rich (☛ Also お金持ち is often used, somewhat softening the tone)
More examples:
- 金持ちだけが得をするというのは不公平だ ⇨ It is unfair that only the riches will benefit
- 彼は金持ちの家の出だ ⇨ He’s from a rich family
- 金持ちだけが恩恵を受ける税法 ⇨ Tax laws that benefit only the riches
- 彼女は大金持ちの家で下女として働いていた ⇨ She was working as a servant for a rich family
- 彼はそんじょそこらの金持ちとは次元が違う ⇨ He is at a totally different level with ordinary rich people you can find anywhere
- 彼は大金持ちのぼんぼんだ ⇨ He is a prodigal son from a rich family
- 金持ちのドラ息子 ⇨ A rich boy with affluenza
- あいつんちは大金持ちだ ⇨ His family is very rich
- あれぐらいの金持ちは結構いるものだ ⇨ There are more of rich people of that level than you think
- 彼女は金持ちの家に嫁いだ ⇨ She married into a rich family
- 彼は金持ちの出身なので優遇されている ⇨ He is treated better than others because he is from a rich family
- 彼女は大金持ちの家で女中をしていた ⇨ She worked as a maid at a rich family’s house
- 彼は金持ちなのに貧相な顔をしている ⇨ He has a poor-looking face even though he is rich
- 彼には大金持ちの父親が後ろに付いている ⇨ He has his very rich father behind him (backing, supporting him)
- 金持ちは貧しい人々を搾取し続けてきた ⇨ The rich has been exploiting the poor