Phrase
working class
工人阶级
the social class of people who work for wages, especially in manual or industrial work
- 1.
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.
从事体力劳动以谋生的社会阶层,与专业或中产阶级、上层阶级或其他阶层相对。
从事体力劳动以谋生的社会阶层,与专业或中产阶级、上层阶级或其他阶层相对。
In use
The working class has the right to fair wages and safe working conditions.
In the 19th century, the working classes began to organize trade unions.
Education is one of the most powerful tools for helping the working class improve its life.
the working class
单数动词，视为一个集体。
The working class has gained more political power.
工人阶级获得了更多的政治权力。
working-class + noun
作定语时用连字符。
She grew up in a working-class family.
她在一个工人阶级家庭长大。
of the working class
This policy primarily benefits members of the working class.
这项政策主要惠及工人阶级成员。
Common mistakes
He comes from a working class.He comes from the working class.
‘working class’ 用作集合名词，不加不定冠词 ‘a’，应用定冠词 ‘the’ 表示整体阶层。
He is from worker class.He is from the working class.
中文 ‘工人阶级’ 直译 ‘worker class’ 是错误，英语固定短语为 ‘working class’。
Connections
Confusing words
- middle class
- 中产阶级 · ‘工人阶级’指从事体力劳动、靠工资为生的人群，而‘中产阶级’通常指收入较高、职业地位中等的群体，更强调经济地位和职业类型。
- lower class
- 下层阶级 · ‘工人阶级’常指有稳定工作的劳动者，而‘下层阶级’常指贫困、无稳定收入或社会底层的人群，包含失业者等，侧重社会地位低下。
Word family
- working classes
- plural
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.