(使)繁荣;兴旺;成功发展。常指事业、经济、计划或个人境况“越来越好”。
/ˈprɑːspər/(美); /ˈprɒspə/(英)
The business began to prosper after the new manager arrived.
新经理到来后,这家公司开始兴旺起来。
With stable policies and careful investment, the town continued to prosper for decades, attracting workers and artists alike.
在稳定的政策和谨慎的投资下,这座小镇繁荣了几十年,吸引了工人和艺术家。
prosper 来自拉丁语 prosperus,意为“顺利的、吉祥的”,与“向前(pro-)+ 希望/期待(与 sperare ‘希望’相关)”的词根意义有关。后来在英语中发展出“(情况)顺利发展、(人或事)兴旺”的常用含义。