the middle-class
此时 middle-class 作整体名词,谓语用单数。
The middle-class has grown in recent decades.
近几十年来,中产阶级不断壮大。
中产阶层
middle-classes — plural of middle-class
中层社会的;中产阶级的
the social class between the working class and the upper class, typically professionals and businesspeople with moderate incomes
中层社会的;中产阶级的
a occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
The middle-class has grown in many cities as more people find office jobs.
随着更多人找到办公室工作,许多城市的中产阶级壮大了。
用法提示:middle-class 在此作集合名词,指中产阶级整体。
Many middle-classes around the world face rising housing costs.
世界上许多中产阶级群体正面临不断上涨的住房成本。
用法提示:middle-classes 是 middle-class 的复数形式,表示多个中产群体。
She wrote a book about the middle-class and its changing lifestyle.
她写了一本关于中产阶级及其生活方式变化的书。
用法提示:middle-class 作名词,用 the middle-class 指中产阶级这一社会阶层。
此时 middle-class 作整体名词,谓语用单数。
The middle-class has grown in recent decades.
近几十年来,中产阶级不断壮大。
复数形式 middle-classes 可用于指多个国家或地区的中产阶级群体。
The middle-classes in different countries have different lifestyles.
不同国家的中产阶级有着不同的生活方式。
表示“一个中产阶级成员”时,常用 a member of the middle-class 这类部分-整体表达。
As a member of the middle-class, she values education.
作为中产阶级的一员,她很重视教育。
grammar · medium
易错句子Middle-class is growing in China.
正确表达The middle-class is growing in China.
汉语说“中产阶级”不带冠词,但英语中指整个社会阶层时,必须用定冠词 the。加上 the 后,句子才指代“中产阶级”这一群体。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a middle-class.
正确表达She is middle-class.
middle-class 不能加 a 作可数名词表示“一个中产阶级的人”。表示某人的阶层时,用形容词形式 middle-class 作表语,即 She is middle-class。
working class 指靠工资为生的体力劳动阶层,收入和社会地位通常低于 middle class;middle class 指专业人士、商人等中等收入阶层,二者不可互换。
upper class 指拥有大量财富或世袭地位的上层社会;middle class 指中等收入的专业人士和商人阶层,二者处于社会阶梯的不同位置。
bourgeoisie 常被误译为“中产阶级”,但在马克思学说中指占有生产资料的资产阶级;middle class 则指现代社会中收入中等的专业人士和商人阶层。
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