Phrase
upper class
/ˈʌpə klɑːs/
noun
上层阶级；贵族阶层
the class of people at the top of the social hierarchy, especially the aristocracy
- 1.
A class of people at the top of a social hierarchy.
社会等级最高层的阶级。
- 2.
The aristocracy.
贵族阶级。
社会等级最高层的阶级。；贵族阶级。；上层社会；贵族阶层
In use
Members of the upper class often send their children to private schools.
Her family belonged to the upper class because of their wealth and title.
Some historians study how the upper classes influenced politics in the twentieth century.
the upper class [verb]
作为集合名词，通常视为单数。
The upper class traditionally sends its children to private schools.
上层社会传统上把子女送到私立学校。
belong to the upper class
表示社会阶层归属的常见搭配。
She was born into a family that belongs to the upper class.
她出生在一个属于上层社会的家庭。
upper class + noun
名词作定语修饰另一个名词。
Connections
Confusing words
- upper middle class
- 中上阶层 · 上层社会指最富有的社会顶层，而中上阶层指专业和管理人员阶层，经济和社会地位低于上层社会。
- aristocracy
- 贵族（阶级） · 上层社会泛指社会顶层，不一定有世袭头衔；而贵族特指拥有爵位或世袭特权的阶层。
Word family
- upper-class
- 上层社会的 · adj
- classy
- 高级的；上流的 · adj
- classless
- 无阶级的 · adj
- classify
- 分类 · v
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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