Dictionary entry
socio-economic class
noun
社会经济阶层
a division of a society based on social and economic status
基于收入、职业、教育等的社会群体
- 1.
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
In use
Her socio-economic class influenced her choice of university.
The government's policy aims to reduce the gap between different socio-economic classes.
People from a higher socio-economic class often have better access to healthcare.
belong to a socio-economic class
They belong to a higher socio-economic class.
他们属于更高的社会经济阶层。
from a different socio-economic class
She comes from a different socio-economic class.
她来自不同的社会经济阶层。
across socio-economic classes
常与 across, between 等介词搭配表示比较。
The study compares health outcomes across socio-economic classes.
这项研究比较了不同社会经济阶层之间的健康结果。
Common mistakes
He comes from a social-economic class.He comes from a socio-economic class.
错误使用了'social-'代替'socio-'。'Socio-'是固定的复合词词根，而'social-'不是标准形式。
He is from lower socio-economic class.He is from a lower socio-economic class.
Socio-economic class 是可数名词短语，单数形式前需要不定冠词'a'或定冠词'the'。此处表示泛指，应加'a'。
Connections
Confusing words
- social class
- 社会阶层 · social class 更侧重于社会地位和文化因素，而 socio-economic class 则明确包含经济和教育因素。
- economic class
- 经济阶层 · economic class 仅强调经济收入水平，而 socio-economic class 还包含社会地位和教育背景。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常作可数名词，指社会中的经济阶层
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