• n. 財富；富有；房地產（rich的復數）
• n. (Riches)人名；(意)里凱斯；(英)里奇斯

來自中古英語 riches,財富，富有，來自 riche 的復數形式，詞源同 rich.

riches (n.)

"valued possessions, money, property," c. 1200, modified from richesse (12c.), a singular form misunderstood as a plural, from Old French richesse, richece "wealth, opulence, splendor, magnificence," from riche (see rich (adj.)). The Old French suffix -esse is from Latin -itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of quality (compare fortress).

1. His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.

他白手起家，人們對他都很欽佩。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Some people want fame or riches — I just wanted a baby.

有人希望得到名望，有人希望獲得財富——我只想要個孩子。

來自柯林斯例句

3. An Olympic gold medal can lead to untold riches for an athlete.

一枚奧運金牌能給運動員帶來無盡的財富。

來自柯林斯例句

4. a career that brought him fame and riches

使他名利雙收的事業

來自《權威詞典》

5. Health without riches is preferable to riches without health.

有健康而無財富比有財富而無健康更好.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》