rentier

/ɹɑ̃ˈtjeɪ/

Meanings

noun

食利者，靠利息为生的人。

An individual who receives an income, usually interest, rent, dividends, capital gains, or profits from his or her assets and investments.

Examples :

"After inheriting a large apartment building, John became a rentier, living comfortably off the rental income he received each month. "

约翰继承了一栋大型公寓楼后，成了一个食利者，每个月靠收租金就能过上舒适的生活。

Related Words

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

公寓，住宅，单元房。

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

我妹妹在大学附近找到了一个小公寓，作为她大学第一年的住所。

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

个人，个体

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个非常特别的人，是个独立的个体.

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

收到，接到，获得

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日的时候收到了很多礼物。

comfortably adverb

/ˈkʌmf(ə)təbli/ /ˈkʌmftɚbli/

舒服地，舒适地

"I snuggled comfortably into the blankets."

我舒服地裹进了毯子里。

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

inheriting verb

/ɪnˈhɛrɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈhɛrətɪŋ/

承受，继承。

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

你的后裔必承受这片土地。

dividends noun

/ˈdɪvɪdɛndz/

被除数

"In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42."

在“42 ÷ 3”这个算式中，被除数是42。

receives noun

/ɹɪˈsiːvz/

接收, 收取。

"The server's receives are tracked to monitor network traffic and identify potential bottlenecks. "

为了监控网络流量并识别潜在瓶颈，服务器的数据接收量会被追踪记录。

interest noun

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/ /ˈɪntəɹst/

利息，利率。

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

我们银行向贷款人提供5%的年利率利息。

capital noun

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

资本，资金。

"The company invested in new capital, like delivery trucks and computers, to improve its efficiency. "

为了提高效率，这家公司投资了新的生产性资本，比如送货卡车和电脑。

investments noun

/ɪnˈvɛstmənts/ /ɪnˈvɛsmənts/

投资，投入。

"Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."

给孩子提供良好的教育是一项明智的长期投资。