multimillionaire
大富豪
解説 Definition
数百万ドル以上の資産を持つ非常に裕福な人。億万長者や大富豪のこと。
A multimillionaire is a person who has many millions of dollars, pounds, or another currency. The word is used when talking about very rich people in business, entertainment, sports, or public life. It suggests much greater wealth than just being a millionaire.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず millionaire（お金持ち、百万長者）が土台で、そこに multi-「多数の」が付いて「百万がいくつもある人」と考えると一気に取れます。multi- は multivitamin, multicultural などでも見かけるので、「1つではなく複数」を示す合図として覚えると応用が利きます。millionaire より明らかに規模が大きいが、billionaire ほどではない、という位置づけも記憶の助けになります。ニュースでは tech multimillionaire, a self-made multimillionaire のように、成功者紹介で出やすい語です。
Build it from `millionaire`, then add `multi-`, which means "many." A `multimillionaire` is someone with many millions, not just one. Remember that `multi-` also appears in words like `multicultural` and always gives the idea of more than one.
例文
The tech entrepreneur became a multimillionaire after his startup went public.
そのテック起業家はスタートアップが上場した後、大富豪になった。
The multimillionaire donated a large portion of his wealth to children's hospitals.
その大富豪は資産の大部分を小児病院に寄付した。
Despite being a multimillionaire, she lived a surprisingly modest lifestyle.
大富豪であるにもかかわらず、彼女は驚くほど質素な生活を送っていた。
multimillionaire の類義語・関連語
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multimillionaire の語源・成り立ち Etymology
multi- はラテン語 multus「多くの」、million はイタリア語 milione、-aire はフランス語由来です。つまり「何百万単位の財産を持つ人」という成り立ちで、multiple・millionaire が関連語です。
Multimillionaire is built from multi-, million, and -aire. Multi- comes from Latin multus, meaning "many," million came into English through Italian milione, and -aire is a French ending used for people connected with something. The word first meant a person whose wealth reaches many millions. Related words include multiple and millionaire.
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