prosperity

n.
1. success成功。
△ L.L.L. 5.2.869 (861): “A jest’sprosperity lies in the ear / Of him that hears it,neverin the tongue / Of him that makes it；”一句笑话是否成功，要由听者决定，不由说者决定。
△Oth.2.1.289 (279):“without the which there were no expectation of ourprosperity.”否则我们决无成功之望。
2. good fortune,happiness好运，幸福。
△R.III.4.4.1:“So now prosperity begins to mellow”，现在好运之果开始成熟。
△L.L.L.1.1.311 (313): “the sour cup of pros-perity”，幸福的苦杯。