英语词汇“middle-class”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

middle class

2 of 2

noun

: a class occupying a position between the upper class and the lower class

especially : a fluid heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers sharing common social characteristics and values

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My dad’s college athletic scholarship, college education and athletic connections propelled his family into the middle class.

Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 June 2022 More support means the ability to raise wages for workers and provide stronger, more comprehensive benefits – which, in turn, helps build a pathway for American families to get into the middle class.

Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Beijing’s main concern is social unrest if lockdowns pull prosperity out of the grasp of millions of Chinese waiting to move into the middle class.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2022 Most importantly, these are jobs that have potential for advancement into the middle class.

Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022 The 44-year-old Republican is particularly peeved by the notion that American is systemically racist and feels capitalism is the only system known to move people from generational poverty into the middle class.

David Rutz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 China’s economy has more than tripled in size, and a massive swath of the population has emerged from poverty into the middle class.

Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 He was born into the Black middle class—his father was a political scientist who taught at Black colleges—and raised largely in Creole New Orleans, one of the most urban settings in the South and one where racial categories tended to be more fluid.

Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 The houses were sold for $50,000, with the aim of bringing people back to the neighborhood while paving a way into the middle class for people like Washington.

Eileen Markey, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	middle-class
释义	middle-class 1 of 2 adjective mid·dle-class ˌmi-dᵊl-ˈklas : of or relating to the middle class especially : characterized by a high material standard of living, sexual morality, and respect for property middle-classness ˌmi-dᵊl-ˈklas-nəs noun middle class 2 of 2 noun : a class occupying a position between the upper class and the lower class especially : a fluid heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers sharing common social characteristics and values Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun My dad’s college athletic scholarship, college education and athletic connections propelled his family into the middle class. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 June 2022 More support means the ability to raise wages for workers and provide stronger, more comprehensive benefits – which, in turn, helps build a pathway for American families to get into the middle class. Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Beijing’s main concern is social unrest if lockdowns pull prosperity out of the grasp of millions of Chinese waiting to move into the middle class. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2022 Most importantly, these are jobs that have potential for advancement into the middle class. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022 The 44-year-old Republican is particularly peeved by the notion that American is systemically racist and feels capitalism is the only system known to move people from generational poverty into the middle class. David Rutz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 China’s economy has more than tripled in size, and a massive swath of the population has emerged from poverty into the middle class. Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 He was born into the Black middle class—his father was a political scientist who taught at Black colleges—and raised largely in Creole New Orleans, one of the most urban settings in the South and one where racial categories tended to be more fluid. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 The houses were sold for $50,000, with the aim of bringing people back to the neighborhood while paving a way into the middle class for people like Washington. Eileen Markey, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 1836, in the meaning defined above Noun 1745, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition middle class noun : a social class between that of the wealthy and the poor middle-class 1 of 2 adjective as in poor belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance poor bourgeois simple working-class plain humble proletarian common downscale plebeian déclassé lower-class down-market prole lumpen lowly lowborn unwashed ignoble vulgar low baseborn inferior low-life mean Antonyms & Near Antonyms aristocratic genteel patrician high noble great gentle upper-class highborn lofty grand upper-crust blue-blooded highbred prominent wellborn eminent illustrious notable See More middle class 2 of 2 noun as in working class Synonyms & Similar Words working class bourgeoisie tagrag and bobtail tag, rag, and bobtail ragtag and bobtail rabblement hoi polloi proletariat rout public rank and file millions rabble unwashed scum masses populace riffraff commons plebeians multitude trash people commoners mob herd Antonyms & Near Antonyms upper class society upper crust quality elite aristocracy gentry elect establishment A-list nobility peerage gentlefolk gentlefolks See More
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middle-class

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