Word
lower-class
/ˈləuəˈklɑːs/
adjective
下层阶级的；劳动阶级的；底层社会的
Not of the elite; belonging to the peasantry or working class.
- 1.
Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
非精英的,属于农民或工人阶级的。
- 2.
Unrefined.
粗俗的,不文雅的。
粗俗的；不高雅的；非精英的,属于农民或工人阶级的。；粗俗的,不文雅的。；下层社会的；下等阶层的; 下等的；劣等的
In use
They grew up in a lower-class neighborhood.
The novel depicts the struggles of a lower-class family.
He felt ashamed of his lower-class background.
lower-class + noun
They come from lower-class families.
他们来自下层社会家庭。
be + lower-class
该结构不如定语常见，多用于描述整体属性。
The neighborhood is largely lower-class.
这个社区主要是下层阶级。
Common mistakes
He is a man lower-class.He is a lower-class man.
汉语中形容词常后置，但英语中复合形容词修饰名词时必须前置。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语
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