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the aristocracy
The aristocracy once held great power in Europe.
贵族阶级曾一度在欧洲拥有巨大权力。
贵族；贵族阶层；贵族阶级
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贵族；贵族阶层；贵族阶级
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class; a privileged class holding hereditary titles.
The aristocracy once held great power in Europe.
贵族阶级曾一度在欧洲拥有巨大权力。
贵族,或世袭统治阶级。
The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.
拥有世袭头衔的特权阶级
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
贵族政府,或贵族统治的国家。
Government by such a class, or a state with such a government.
社会中最高权力阶层
the most powerful members of a society
The aristocracy controlled most of the land in the kingdom.
贵族阶级控制了王国的大部分土地。
She married into the aristocracy and gained a title.
她嫁入了贵族阶级并获得了一个头衔。
Many revolutions aimed to overthrow the aristocracy and establish equality.
许多革命旨在推翻贵族统治并建立平等。
The aristocracy once held great power in Europe.
贵族阶级曾一度在欧洲拥有巨大权力。
指一种政体时，用不定冠词。
Ancient Sparta was an aristocracy governed by a few elite families.
古斯巴达是一个由少数精英家族统治的贵族政体。
用于特定国家或地区的贵族阶级。
The aristocracy of England maintained its influence through land ownership.
英国的贵族阶级通过土地所有权维持其影响力。
Not this
He is a member of the aristocracy, but he behaves like an aristocracy.
Use this
He is a member of the aristocracy, but he behaves like an aristocrat.
误用 'aristocracy'（贵族阶级，不可数抽象名词）指代单个贵族，正确应用 'aristocrat'（贵族成员，可数名词）。
Not this
The aristocracy society often holds exclusive events.
Use this
The aristocratic society often holds exclusive events.
名词 'aristocracy' 不能直接修饰名词 'society'，应用形容词 'aristocratic' 表示‘贵族社会的’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
世袭贵族
The hereditary aristocracy held most of the political power in the kingdom.
世袭贵族掌握了王国的大部分政治权力。
地主贵族
The landed aristocracy owned vast estates and controlled the rural economy.
地主贵族拥有大量地产，并控制着农村经济。
富裕贵族
The wealthy aristocracy often funded the arts and architecture.
富裕贵族常常资助艺术和建筑。
贵族成员
As a member of the aristocracy, she was expected to behave with dignity.
作为贵族成员，她被期望举止端庄。
精英统治，才能贵族
He believed that a true aristocracy of talent would lead to the best governance.
他相信真正的才能贵族会带来最好的治理。
知识精英，智慧贵族
In his view, the aristocracy of the intellect should guide society's progress.
在他看来，智慧贵族应引导社会进步。
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联想 aristocrat（贵族）和 -cracy（统治），贵族统治即 aristocracy。
语域：formal 常见场景：politics、history、society 该词通常用于正式或书面场合，多见于历史讨论、政治分析或社会阶层描述，口语中较少使用。
All words ending in -ocracy rhyme with aristocracy, sharing the stressed vowel /ɒ/ and the ending /krəsi/. Note that words like 'aristocrat' (/ˈærɪstəkræt/) are lookalikes but do not rhyme, as the ending differs.
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