Word · Frequency #10794
proletariat
无产阶级
the working class; people who do manual labor or work for wages
- 1.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
由体力劳动者或工薪阶层组成的社会阶级
由体力劳动者或工薪阶层组成的社会阶级
In use
The proletariat demanded fair wages and safer factories during the meeting.
The novel gives a vivid description of the proletariat in early twentieth-century London.
Economic reforms were supposed to benefit the proletariat, but not all workers felt the improvement.
the proletariat + verb (singular)
proletariat 作主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。
The proletariat revolts against the bourgeoisie.
无产阶级反抗资产阶级。
of the proletariat
The interests of the proletariat are paramount.
无产阶级的利益至关重要。
proletariat's + noun
The proletariat's struggle for justice continues.
无产阶级争取正义的斗争仍在继续。
a member of the proletariat
He is a member of the proletariat.
他是无产阶级的一员。
Common mistakes
Proletariat is the working class.The proletariat is the working class.
英语中，表示阶级或群体的名词通常需要定冠词 the 来特指。
He is a proletariat.He is a proletarian.
proletariat 是集合名词，指无产阶级整体；指个体时应使用 proletarian。
Connections
Collocations
- the proletariat
- 无产阶级（总体）
- The proletariat has long struggled for better working conditions.无产阶级长期以来一直在为改善工作条件而斗争。
- industrial proletariat
- 工业无产阶级
- The rise of the industrial proletariat changed the political landscape.工业无产阶级的兴起改变了政治格局。
- dictatorship of the proletariat
- 无产阶级专政
- Marx argued for the dictatorship of the proletariat.马克思主张无产阶级专政。
- exploitation of the proletariat
- 对无产阶级的剥削
- The exploitation of the proletariat was a central theme of the book.对无产阶级的剥削是这本书的核心主题。
- urban proletariat
- 城市无产阶级
- The urban proletariat grew rapidly during the industrial revolution.工业革命期间，城市无产阶级迅速壮大。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想音译“普罗列塔利亚”：普罗大众靠打工为生，proletariat 即无产阶级。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：政治经济学讨论、社会学著作、正式新闻评论 该词通常用于正式或学术语境，多出现在政治经济学、社会学讨论及书面报道中；日常口语里较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：secretariat (/ˌsekrəˈtɛriət/) 与 proletariat 押韵。近韵：proletarian (/ˌproʊləˈtɛriən/) 重读音节 /ˈtɛri/ 相同，但结尾是 /ən/，不是 /ət/。拼写相似但发音不同：patriarch (/ˈpeɪtriɑːrk/) 和 matriarch (/ˈmeɪtriɑːrk/) 重音在首音节，读作 /peɪ/-/meɪ/；patrician (/pəˈtrɪʃən/) 含 /trɪʃ/，不是 /trɪət/。
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.