Name: 【加拿大人Bob】英文怎麼說「很有錢」？7 個外國人最常用的道地說法一次學會！(Well Off or Filthy Rich? - How to Describe Rich People in English! ???)
Uploaded: 2026-01-20T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 6 min 46 s

過去進行式

So the other day, I was having a conversation with an older person who used the English phrase well-to-do.

前幾天我和一位年長者聊到，他用了英文片語 well-to-do。

過去簡單式

They said that their cousin was well-to-do, and I hadn't heard that phrase for a while.

他說他表哥是 well-to-do，而我已經有一陣子沒聽過這個片語了。

And it simply means that their cousin is rich.

它的意思很簡單：他的表哥很有錢。

In English, when you say someone is well-to-do, it means they have lots of money.

在英文裡，當你說某人是 well-to-do，意思就是他們有很多錢。

So in this English lesson, I thought I should teach you seven more phrases,

所以在這堂英文課裡，我想教你七個更多的片語，

seven more vocabulary words and phrases that we use when we talk about people who are wealthy,

七個我們在談論富有人士時會用到的詞彙與片語，

people who are rich - people not like me.

就是那些有錢的人──不是像我這種。

I still have a mortgage and a car load and I have to work every day to pay the bills.

我還有房貸和車貸，每天都要工作才能付帳單。

But some people in this world have lots of money.

但這世界上有些人真的很有錢。

And in this English lesson, I'll teach you a whole bunch of words you can use to talk about them.

在這堂英文課裡，我會教你很多可以用來談論他們的詞。

This next phrase is kind of similar, and it's the phrase well-off.

下一個片語有點類似，就是 well-off。

When you say someone is well-off, it means they have lots of money.

當你說某人 well-off，意思是他們有很多錢。

I'm not sure exactly what the origin of these phrases are.

我不確定這些片語的起源到底是什麼。

If you say someone is well-to-do or well-off,

如果你說某人是 well-to-do 或 well-off，

it doesn't sound like a phrase you would use to say they have lots of money.

聽起來並不像是在說他們很有錢。

But if I was to say my brother is well-off or my cousin is well-off,

但如果我說我哥哥 well-off 或我表哥 well-off，

It means they don't have to even go to work every day, probably.

意思是他們甚至可能不用每天上班。

They just have lots of money and they can buy whatever they want, whenever they want.

他們就是有很多錢，想買什麼就買什麼，想什麼時候買就什麼時候買。

So if you say someone is well-off, once again, it means they have lots of money.

所以如果你說某人 well-off，再一次，意思就是他們很有錢。

So I know sometimes you guys want to know the common way to say things,

我知道你們有時候想知道最常見的說法，

the way that people say it in everyday English.

就是人們在日常英文中怎麼說。

If I was to describe someone as rich, I would probably say they're loaded.

如果我要形容某人很有錢，我可能會說他們 loaded。

Again, in English, if you say someone's loaded, it simply means they have lots of money.

再說一次，在英文裡，如果你說某人 loaded，就是他們很有錢。

If someone opened their wallet and they had all kinds of $100 bills in their wallet,

如果有人打開錢包，裡面有各種 100 美元鈔票，

if they had thousands of dollars in their wallet, I would think, "Oh, that guy is loaded.

如果他們的錢包裡有好幾千美元，我會想：「喔，那個人真是 loaded。」

So in everyday English, that's probably the word I would use to describe someone who is wealthy.

所以在日常英文中，這大概是我會用來形容有錢人的字。

Or "Wow, he's loaded. He has lots of money."

或是「哇，他超有錢。他有很多錢。」

The next phrase is a really long phrase, and it's the phrase, doing well for themselves.

下一個片語很長，就是 doing well for themselves。

When you say someone is doing well for themselves, it means they have lots of money.

當你說某人 doing well for themselves，意思是他們很有錢。

If I saw a guy driving a Lamborghini, I would think to myself, "Wow, he's doing really well for himself."

如果我看到一個人開著蘭博基尼，我會心想：「哇，他真的是在為自己做得很好。」

It could also mean that they have a job that pays lots of money, and

也可能代表他們有一份薪水很高的工作，

therefore they're probably quite wealthy as well.

But if I see someone with something really nice,

但如果我看到某人有很棒的東西，

like a really fancy sports car or a gigantic house so big that I would call it a mansion,

像是非常高級的跑車，或一棟巨大到我會稱它為豪宅的房子，

I would say, "Wow, that person must be doing really well for themselves."

我會說：「哇，那個人一定是為自己做得很好。」

They must have a lot of money, and they must also be earning a lot of money.

他們一定有很多錢，而且也一定賺很多錢。

They're doing really well for themselves.

This next phrase that you would use to talk about someone who is rich is even bigger.

接下來這個片語用來形容有錢人更長。

And it's the phrase, more money than they know what to do with.

就是 more money than they know what to do with。

More money than they know what to do with.

more money than they know what to do with。

I should make some room so I could put that above my head.

我應該留點空間，讓我可以把它放在我頭上方。

This is a phrase we use to jokingly talk about someone who is wealthy.

這是一個我們用來開玩笑形容有錢人的片語。

This is a phrase where when we just want to say it in a funny way, we might say this,

這是那種我們想用幽默方式說的句子，我們可能會這樣說：

"Wow, John just won the lottery and now he has more money than he knows what to do with."

「哇，約翰剛中了樂透，現在他有多到不知道怎麼花的錢。」

Basically what we're saying is that they could buy everything they want to buy.

基本上我們在說的是他們想買什麼就能買到。

They could pay off all their debt and then still have money, still have all kinds of money in the bank,

他們可以還清所有債務，然後還有錢，銀行裡還有一大堆錢，

and they would have more money than they know what to do with.

而且他們會有多到不知道怎麼花的錢。

but over there by the picnic table, we also have our fire pit where we sometimes have campfires in the summer.

但那邊靠近野餐桌的地方，我們也有火堆圈，夏天有時會在那裡生營火。

And this reminds me of the phrase, money to burn.

When someone is really wealthy, when they're really rich,

我們可能會說他們有 money to burn。

They are so rich that if they burnt money and that money turned to ash,

他們太有錢了，如果他們燒掉錢，那些錢變成灰燼，

they wouldn't even notice because they have so much money in the bank.

他們甚至不會注意到，因為他們銀行裡有太多錢。

So over there,  I'm not sure if you could see the picnic table.

所以那邊，我不確定你是否能看到野餐桌。

It's kind of covered in snow today, but a little bit past that is our fire pit.

今天它有點被雪覆蓋，但再往前一點就是我們的火堆圈。

But I'm sure there are some people in the world that are so wealthy they have money to burn.

但我相信世界上有些人非常富有，他們真的有錢到可以燒。

I don't think they actually burn the money.

I think it's just a saying that you can imagine that they might do something like that.

我想這只是一句說法，你可以想像他們可能會做這種事。

I can't think of anyone who would actually burn money that would just be a little bit silly.

我想不到有人真的會燒錢，那實在有點傻。

Another kind of funny phrase that we use to talk about wealthy people or rich people is the phrase filthy rich.

另一個有點好笑的片語，用來談論有錢人或富人，是 filthy rich。

Now, when you're filthy, it means that you're dirty.

Like if you play in the mud, you'll get filthy.

像你在泥巴裡玩，你會變得骯髒。

But sometimes when we talk about rich people, we say they're filthy rich.

但有時候當我們談論有錢人時，我們會說他們 filthy rich。

I'm not sure what the origin of this phrase is either.

I'm not sure what being filthy has to do with having lots of money.

我不確定「filthy」跟「有很多錢」有什麼關係。

But you might hear this on TV, you might hear this in a movie.

但你可能在電視上聽到，或在電影裡聽到。

You might hear them say, "Oh, that guy is filthy rich," or "That lady is filthy rich,"

你可能會聽到他們說：「喔，那個人 filthy rich」或「那位女士 filthy rich」。

I'm not sure why we use this phrase, but we do often say that someone is filthy rich.

我不確定為什麼我們會用這個片語，但我們確實常說某人 filthy rich。

My microphone was black when I came out, but now it's covered in snow.

我一出來時麥克風是黑的，但現在已經被雪覆蓋。

I'll have to dry it out when I get back inside.

By the way, I do actually like making English lessons outside.

順便說一下，我其實很喜歡在戶外做英文課。

Anyways, last phrase about rich people is the phrase, to be made of money.

總之，最後一個談論有錢人的片語是 to be made of money。

Basically, if you know someone who sits in the front row at a sporting event or someone who drives a really fancy car,

基本上，如果你認識某個坐在體育賽事前排的人，或某個開著非常高級車的人，

you might say, "Wow, they are made of money."

你可能會說：「哇，他們真是 made of money。」

I should clean my lens here a little bit.

I see snowflakes landing on it as I make this video.

我看到雪花落在鏡頭上，我在拍這個影片。

A few phrases you can use to talk about rich people in English.

幾個你可以用來談論有錢人的英文片語。

But I did hear someone use the phrase well-to-do and then that created a whole English lesson for you.

但我確實聽到有人用 well-to-do 這個片語，而這也因此成為一堂英文課給你們。

If this is your first time here, don't forget to click that red subscribe button.

如果你是第一次來，不要忘記按下紅色訂閱按鈕。

Give me a thumbs up, go outside and enjoy the weather.

給我一個讚，走出去享受天氣。

Hopefully it's not like this where you are and I will see you in a week with another video.

希望你那邊不要像這樣，我下週會再用另一支影片見你。

I'll see you this Friday with a live stream.

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