plutocrat

释义

希腊语 ploutos（财富）+ crat（统治者）="靠财富统治的人"。plutocrat 掌权既不靠选举也不靠出身，而是纯靠巨额财富——金钱本身就是权力的来源。这个词几乎总带着批判色彩。

常用搭配

• 1.powerful plutocrat权势财阀
• 2.self-made plutocrat白手起家的财阀
• 3.ruling plutocrat当权财阀

例句

• 1.

  A handful of plutocrats controlled most of the country's industry.

  少数财阀控制了这个国家的大部分工业。

• 2.

  Reformers attacked the plutocrats who bankrolled the campaign.

  改革者抨击了为竞选出资的那些财阀。

• 3.

  He was dismissed as a plutocrat buying his way into politics.

  他被斥为一个用钱买通进入政坛的财阀。