"old money" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老钱 (家族世代相传的财富)

Definition

指家族财富世代相传、属于传统上层阶级的人或家族。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与'新钱'（新富）对比，强调财富的世代传承和社会地位，有时带有优越或排他的意味。多出现在社会话题或文化讨论中，并不属于正式或书面用语。

Examples

Her family is considered old money in this city.

她的家族在这座城市被认为是**老钱**世家。

He grew up around a lot of old money families.

他从小身边就是很多**老钱**家族。

People think old money means having better manners.

人们认为**老钱**意味着有更好的礼仪。

You can tell she's old money by the way she carries herself.

从她的气质就能看出她是**老钱**出身。

Unlike the flashy newcomers, the old money crowd is pretty low-key.

和那些爱炫耀的新富不一样，**老钱**圈子很低调。

There's a lot of tension between old money and new money in this town.

在这个小镇上，**老钱**和**新钱**之间矛盾很大。