aristocracy

英 [ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsi]

美 [ˌærɪˈstɑːkrəsi]

n.  (某些国家的)贵族

复数：aristocracies　

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牛津词典

noun

• （某些国家的）贵族
  (in some countries) people born in the highest social class, who have special titles
  1. members of the aristocracy
     贵族成员

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 贵族（阶层）
  The aristocracyis a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles.
  1. ...a member of the aristocracy.
     一个贵族成员

英英释义

noun

• the most powerful members of a society
  Synonym:gentry
• a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  Synonym:nobility

双语例句

• Families from these upper classes became the nobility or aristocracy.
  这些来自上流社会的家族后来就成了贵族阶级。
• The aristocracy of England were not like the noblesse of France, the mere minions of a court;
  英国贵族和只是宫廷宠臣的法国贵族不同；
• A century ago the aristocracy were truly lords of the earth.
  一个世纪之前，贵族阶层是绝对的统治者。
• The accent emerged from the18th-and19th-Century aristocracy, and has remained the "gold standard" ever since.
  这种口音源于18、19世纪的英国贵族，自此，就成了发音的“黄金标准”了。
• After the revolution the aristocracy was finished; the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically.
  革命之后贵族统治灭亡了；竞选官员的不成功使得他在政治上和经济上都破产了。
• Why should he object to marrying into our aristocracy?
  为什么他要反对与我们的贵族联姻呢？
• Since victorian times these and other rivers have hosted wealthy fishing parties on the estates of the aristocracy.
  自维多利亚时期以来，这两条河与其它河流一起成为了贵族们举办钓鱼大会的好场所。
• Edith Wharton continued writing her satires of the life and manners of the New York aristocracy.
  伊迪丝·沃顿继续写讽刺纽约贵族生活和习俗的作品。
• Rather as Romans aspired to Greek virtues, the new Barbarian aristocracy aspired to live like Romans.
  正如罗马人为希腊美德而狂热，新到的蛮族贵族也迫切地希望能像罗马人一样生活。
• Once upon a time these equated to the old groupings of aristocracy, merchants and workers.
  从前有个时期，这就是旧有的贵族、商人和工人3个阶级。