Mr. James had had a scattering of very wealthy friends.是什么意思？

Mr. James had had a scattering of very wealthy friends.

詹姆斯先生已经结交了两三个豪门朋友。

Mr

abbr. Mister 先生，Master 少爷，Mother 母亲，molecular radius 分子半径；

例句
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

James

n. 詹姆士；

例句
...yellowing blow-ups of James Dean.
泛黄的詹姆斯·迪恩的放大照

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

scattering

n. [物]散射，散乱，分散，在媒介质中的散播；adj. 散乱的，分散在不同范围的，广泛扩散的，（选票）数量分散的；v. 散射(scatter的ing形式)，散布，驱散；

例句
She was rummaging through the letters, scattering them about the table in her heedless haste.
她在信件里乱翻，匆忙冒失之下将它们扔得满桌都是。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

very

adj. 很，非常，恰好是，正是，十足的，特有的；adv. 很，非常，充分，完全；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

wealthy

adj. 富有的，充分的；n. 富人，有钱人，阔人；

例句
In those days, only quite wealthy families had baths of their own.
那时候，只有非常富有的家庭才有自己的浴缸。

friends

n. 朋友( friend的名词复数 )，资助者，同胞，指做傻事或烦人的事而说话者不认识的人；

例句
Old enemies can become new friends even if all their national interests are not in complete accord.
即使国家利益不尽相同，他们也可以化敌为友。