单词 | bourgeois |
释义 | Word Frequency bourgeois 1(ˈbʊəʒwɑː, bʊəˈʒwɑː) often derogatory nounWord forms: plural -geois 1. a member of the middle class, esp one regarded as being conservative and materialistic or (in Marxist thought) a capitalist exploiting the working class 2. a mediocre, unimaginative, or materialistic person adjective 3. characteristic of, relating to, or comprising the middle class 4. conservative or materialistic in outlook a bourgeois mentality 5. (in Marxist thought) dominated by capitalists or capitalist interests Derived forms bourgeoise (ˈbʊəʒwɑːz, bʊəˈʒwɑːz) feminine noun Word origin C16: from Old French borjois, burgeis burgher, citizen, from bourg town; see burgessWord Frequency bourgeois 2(bəˈdʒɔɪs) noun (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 9 point Word origin C19: perhaps from its size, midway between long primer and brevierWord Frequency Bourgeois(French burʒwa) noun Léon Victor Auguste (leɔ̃ viktɔr oɡyst). 1851–1925, French statesman; first chairman of the League of Nations: Nobel peace prize 1920 |
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