rich

rich, wealthy

这两个形容词均有“富的，富裕的”之意。
rich: 普通用词，语气强烈，指拥有大量金钱及财产。
wealthy: 普通用词，语气不如rich强烈，多指经济上富裕、社会地位稳固，很有身份，即有钱有势。

名词 rich:

1. people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
   同义词：rich people

形容词 rich:

1. possessing material wealth
2. having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources)
3. of great worth or quality
4. marked by great fruitfulness
   同义词：fat, fertile, productive
5. strong; intense
   同义词：deep
6. very productive
7. high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air
8. suggestive of or characterized by great expense
9. containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar
10. marked by richness and fullness of flavor
    同义词：full-bodied, racy, robust
11. pleasantly full and mellow
12. affording an abundant supply
    同义词：ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful

1. He has gained rich experience in these years.
   这些年来，他取得了丰富的经验。
2. Her rich experience gave her an advantage over other applicants for the job.
   她丰富的经验使她比其他求职者具有有利条件。
3. The rich man left his son nothing in the will.
   那位富翁在遗嘱中什么都没给他儿子留下。
4. He's so rich that he wouldn't miss 100.
   他很有钱，丢了100英镑也不在意。
5. The country is rich in oil and coal.
   这个国家石油和煤的资源丰富。
6. He is a rich man.
   他是一个富有的人。

rich

adj.（形容词）
rich.er,rich.est
Possessing great material wealth:
有钱的：拥有巨大的物质财富的：
例句：
.Now that he was rich he was not thought ignorant any more, but simply eccentric.(Mavis Gallant)
.现在他很富有，他将不再被视作是无知的，而只是古怪的.(玛维斯·加朗特)

Having great worth or value:
丰富的：有巨大的财富或价值的：
例句：
a rich harvest of grain.
谷物的巨大丰收

Magnificent; sumptuous:
华美的：堂皇的；华丽的：
例句：
a rich brocade.
华丽的锦缎

Having an abundant supply:
丰富的：有丰富的供应品的：
例句：
rich in ideas.
丰富的创意

Abounding, especially in natural resources:
肥沃的：丰富的，尤指自然资源丰富的：
例句：
rich land.
富饶的土地

Meaningful and significant:
有意义的且重要的：
例句：
.a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader.(William Zinsser)
.作者与读者之间的深具意义的交流.(威廉·津瑟)

Very productive and therefore financially profitable:
出产丰富的：非常具有生产效益因而财政上有收益的：
例句：
rich seams of coal.
富煤层

Containing a large amount of choice ingredients, such as butter, sugar, or eggs, and therefore unusually heavy or sweet:
富有营养成分的：包含大量精选成分，如黄油、糖或鸡蛋的，因而不同寻常地腻或甜的：
例句：
a rich dessert.
营养丰富的甜点

Having or exuding a strong or pungent aroma:
醇厚的：具有或喷出强烈或刺鼻的气味的：
例句：
.Texas air is so rich you can nourish off it like it was food.(Edna Ferber)
.得克萨斯州的空气是如此醇厚，就象食物一样，使你能从中获取营养.(埃德娜·费伯)

Pleasantly full and mellow:
丰润的，嘹亮的：令人愉悦地丰满和成熟的：
例句：
a rich tenor voice.
嘹亮的男高音

Warm and strong in color:
色彩浓烈而鲜艳的：
例句：
a rich brown velvet.
鲜艳的棕色天鹅绒

Containing a large proportion of fuel to air:
强烈的：空气中包含很大比例的刺激物的：
例句：
a rich gas mixture.
强烈的气体混合物

Informal Highly amusing.
【非正式用语】 十分有趣的
n.(used with a pl. verb)（名词）（与复数动词连用）
Wealthy people considered as a group. Often used withthe :
有钱人：被看作一个整体的富有的人。常与the 连用：
例句：
.Were there, indeed, a sure appeal to the mercies of the rich, the calamities of the poor might be less intolerable.(Charlotte Smith)
.如果富有的人能付出同情怜悯之心，穷人的苦难恐怕会较能忍受一些.(夏洛特·史密斯)

来源：
Middle English riche
中古英语 riche
from Old French [of Germanic origin]
源自 古法语 [源于日耳曼语]
and from Old English roce [strong, powerful] * see reg-
并源自 古英语 roce [强壮的，有力的] *参见 reg-

【引伸】
rich.ly
adv.（副词）
rich.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>rich,affluent,flush,loaded,moneyed,wealthyThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .having an abundant supply of money, property, or possessions of value.:
这些形容词共有的中心意思是.有金钱，财产或财物的丰富供应的.：
例句：
a rich philanthropist;
富有的慈善家；

例句：
an affluent banker;
富裕的银行家；

例句：
a speculator flush with cash;
富有的投机者；

例句：
not merely rich but loaded;
不仅富有而且很有钱的；

例句：
moneyed aristocrats;
富有的贵族；

例句：
wealthy corporations. poor
富有的公司 poor