"old money" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 老錢 (家族世代相傳的財富)

Definition

指家族財富世代相傳、屬於傳統上層階級的人或家族。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常與'新錢'（新富）對比，強調財富的世代傳承和社會地位，有時帶有優越或排他的意味。多見於社會話題或文化討論中，並不屬於正式或書面語。

Examples

Her family is considered old money in this city.

她的家族在這座城市被認為是**老錢**世家。

He grew up around a lot of old money families.

他從小身邊就是很多**老錢**家族。

People think old money means having better manners.

人們認為**老錢**意味著有更好的禮儀。

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

從她的氣質就能看出她是**老錢**出身。

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

和那些愛炫耀的新富不一樣，**老錢**圈子很低調。

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

在這個小鎮上，**老錢**和**新錢**之間矛盾很大。