資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde
   luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.]
   1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek
      his own, but every man another's wealth.'' --1 Cor. x. 24.

   2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which
      are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly
      estate; affluence; opulence; riches.

            I have little wealth to lose.         --Shak.

            Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.
                                                  --Dryden.

            Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing
            else.                                 --F. A.
                                                  Walker.

   {Active wealth}. See under {Active}.

   Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.

Active \Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
   1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
      communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
      {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles;
      the powers of the mind.

   2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
      nimble; as, an active child or animal.

            Active and nervous was his gait.      --Wordsworth.

   3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
      opposed to {quiescent}, {dormant}, or {extinct}; as,
      active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.

   4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;
      diligent; busy; -- opposed to {dull}, {sluggish},
      {indolent}, or {inert}; as, an active man of business;
      active mind; active zeal.

   5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
      {sedentary} or to {tranquil}; as, active employment or
      service; active scenes.

   6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
      operative; -- opposed to {speculative} or {theoretical};
      as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.

   7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.

   8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
      an active remedy.

   9. (Gram.)
      (a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
          {passive}. See {Active voice}, under {Voice}.
      (b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts
          upon or affects something else; transitive.
      (c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct
          from mere existence or state.

   {Active capital}, {Active wealth}, money, or property that
      may readily be converted into money.

   Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;
        sprightly; prompt; energetic.