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brahmins
婆罗门；祭司种姓（成员）
brahmins is the plural of brahmin.
核心释义
指印度教最高种姓及其成员，勿与 Brahman（梵）混淆。
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, the highest of the four varnas; also, the priestly caste itself.
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婆罗门,印度教祭司种姓成员,古印度四种姓之一
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- 2.
社会文化精英的一员(尤指新英格兰古老家族的后裔)。
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
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已觉悟或尝试觉悟梵(即神或最高知识)的人
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
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印度四大种姓中最高种姓的成员。
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
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学者、教师、祭司、知识分子、研究者、科学家、知识追寻者或知识工作者
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
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四大种姓中最高的:僧侣或祭司阶层。
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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有教养、举止温和的博学之人
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
（尤指美国新英格兰世家出身的）社会文化精英；学者；知识分子；文雅博学的人；证悟梵（最高实在）者；追求梵智的人；婆罗门,印度教祭司种姓成员,古印度四种姓之一；社会文化精英的一员(尤指新英格兰古老家族的后裔)。
用法In use
The Brahmin chanted the sacred verses during the wedding ceremony.
用法提示：Brahmin 是名词单数，指印度教祭司种姓成员，此处作主语。
Many Brahmins in this village work as temple priests and Sanskrit teachers.
用法提示：Brahmins 是 Brahmin 的复数形式，作主语，泛指婆罗门种姓的人们。
Her grandfather, a Brahmin, taught her the traditional prayers.
用法提示：a Brahmin 是名词短语，作同位语说明祖父的种姓身份。
a Brahmin
Brahmin 是可数名词，单数前用 a/an；指种姓成员时首字母常大写，也可小写。
As a Brahmin, he was expected to follow strict rituals.
作为婆罗门，他被要求遵守严格的仪式。
the Brahmins
复数加定冠词 the 可泛指整个婆罗门群体；也可指新英格兰的社会文化精英。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Brahmin priest
- 婆罗门祭司
- The temple's Brahmin priest led the morning prayers.寺庙的婆罗门祭司主持了晨祷。
- Brahmin caste
- 婆罗门种姓
- In traditional Hindu society, the Brahmin caste was associated with learning and ritual.在传统印度社会中，婆罗门种姓与学识和仪式相关。
- Boston Brahmin
- 波士顿婆罗门（指美国新英格兰世家出身的文化精英）
- She comes from a Boston Brahmin family with deep roots in the city.她出身于一个在该城根基深厚的波士顿婆罗门世家。
- Brahmin intellectual
- 婆罗门式知识分子（社会文化精英中的学者）
- He was a true Brahmin intellectual, respected for his learning and courtesy.他是一位真正的婆罗门式知识分子，因博学和温文尔雅而受人尊敬。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Brahmin 可拆成 bra（胸罩）+ h + min（民），想象一个戴胸罩的人竟是印度最高种姓祭司/学者，画面荒诞反而好记。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：印度社会与种姓讨论、美国历史文化写作、知识精英或学术语境 该词的使用场合随语境变化：在印度社会讨论中较中性，多指婆罗门种姓成员；在美国文化或历史写作中偏正式，多指新英格兰世家出身的文化精英。日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No word in the list rhymes with Brahmin /ˈbrɑmɪn/, whose stressed vowel is /ɑ/. All of these share the final /mɪn/ sound with Brahmin, but each differs in the stressed vowel, so they are near-rhymes or lookalikes, not true rhymes.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.