gentry['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:
- the most powerful members of a society同义词:aristocracy
例句
- 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。
- Another commuter from the suburban gentry.来自郊区的又一个通勤者
- The English gentry is next below the nobility.英国绅士的地位仅次于贵族。
- 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