prosper

IPA/ˈprɒspə(r)/
KK[prˈɑspɚ]IPA/ˈprɑːspər/

prosper — 動詞

  • prosperpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • prospershe / she / it
  • prosperedpast simple
  • prospering-ing form

1. to become steadily more successful, usually because a person, business, or place

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

發達；興旺

人或生意發展順利，尤其更賺錢

to become steadily more successful, usually because a person, business, or place is making good money.

例句

Bao's small tea shop prospered after the night market moved nearby.

Bao 的小茶店在夜市搬到附近後，生意就興旺起來了。

prosper after [local change improves business]

Jessica's design business prospered once the airport train opened.

機場捷運開通後，Jessica 的設計公司就開始興旺起來。

business prospered once [new transport link] opened

常見搭配
  • prosper in business
  • prosper from trade
  • prosper under stable rules
  • prosper as a small trader
同義詞
  • thrive

    often stresses healthy growth and energy, not only money.

  • flourish

    can suggest lively visible success or cultural growth.

  • succeed

    broader and less tied to steady financial improvement.

反義詞
  • struggle

    suggests continuing difficulty instead of steady growth.

  • fail

    focuses on not achieving the hoped-for result at all.

文法句型

prosper

prosper + from + noun phrase

prosper + under + noun phrase

prosper + as + role

用法筆記

Usually used for a person, business, farm, town, or family over a period of time, not for a single lucky moment. Often followed by from, in, under, or as to show the conditions behind the success.

常見錯誤

The new road prospered the town.
The new road helped the town prosper.
'prosper' is usually intransitive, so it does not take a direct object.

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常用片語

  • prosper over time
  • prosper in business
  • prosper from tourism
  • prosper under new management

介系詞搭配

  • prosper from [trade/change]
  • prosper in [market/place]
  • prosper under [conditions/policy]
  • prosper as [role/business owner]