单词乎

gentry

音标['dʒentri]

汉语翻译

n. 贵族们

词型变化

名词复数:gentries 

英语解释

名词 gentry:

  1. the most powerful members of a society
    同义词:aristocracy

例句

  1. In the Eighteenth Century, the clergy, like the nobility and gentry, often rode to hounds.
    在18世纪,神职人员跟贵族和上流社会人士一样,常常骑马打猎。
  2. Another commuter from the suburban gentry.
    来自郊区的又一个通勤者
  3. The English gentry is next below the nobility.
    英国绅士的地位仅次于贵族。
  4. In old society, the gentry lived in luxury.
    在旧社会,贵族们生活奢侈。

详细解释


gen.try

n.(名词)
【复数】 gen.tries
People of gentle birth, good breeding, or high social position.
出身名门者:出身高贵的人,有良好的教养或高层社会地位的人


An upper or ruling class.
上层阶级,统治阶级
The class of English landowners ranking just below the nobility.
乡绅:英国土地拥有者阶层,地位仅低于贵族
People of a particular class or group:
属特定阶级或群体的人:
例句:
another commuter from the suburban gentry.
来自郊区的又一个通勤者


来源:
Middle English gentri [nobility of birth]
中古英语 gentri [出身贵族]
from Old French genterie
源自 古法语 genterie
variant of genterise, gentilise
genterise, gentilise的变体
from gentil [noble] * see gentle
源自 gentil [贵族] *参见 gentle


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