Wei Chen
About "trappings of wealth" could anyone give me some examples of this?? I have no idea how to use it.
Aug 24, 2017 7:35 AM
Answers · 2
"Trappings of wealth" refers to all of the external signs or marks of wealth. For example, if someone is wearing a very expensive tailormade suit, an expensive watch, drives a Lamborghini and lives in Beverly Hills, you could say that they are decked out with or display all of the trappings of wealth. A more modest wealthy person, such as Warren Buffet, can live without the trappings of wealth. "Trappings of office" is another common expression: a private limousine and a personal jet belong to the trappings of office when one is president. Originally, "trappings" meant all of the ornaments that signified the wearer's status: the king's robes and crown, the bishop's crosier, etc. I hope that helps.
August 24, 2017
"She sported manicured nails, wore designer clothes and drove an Audi: all the trappings of wealth, an yet in her heart she could not be happy."
August 24, 2017
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