| 单词 | aristocracy |
| 释义 | aristocracy (ærɪstɒkrəsi ) Word forms: aristocracies countable noun [with singular or plural verb] The aristocracy is a class of people in some countries who have a high social rank and special titles. ...a member of the aristocracy. Synonyms: upper class, elite, nobility, gentry Quotations: There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talentLetter to John Adams Collocations: landed aristocracy Hunting to hounds has never been the preserve of the landed aristocracy. Times, Sunday Times Merit became more important, although most senior positions still went to the landed aristocracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The landed aristocracy began buying bankrupted farms at discounted prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The boyars were the members of the privileged landed aristocracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The provincial diets were packed with the landed aristocracy, thus giving them more direct power over their own lands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His fluid social network spans old aristocracy and new money. Times, Sunday Times At least the old aristocracy was suffused with a sense of public duty. The Sun The old aristocracy are, of course, indefensible on every level: genetic, cultural, social, aesthetic and tasteful. Times, Sunday Times The garments are associated with the old aristocracy, merchants, farmers, craftsmen and professionals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also angered the old aristocracy by abolishing estates inherited by primogeniture (mayorazgo) and caused a public uproar with his anticlericalism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 贵族阶级 Japanese: 貴族階級 |
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