| 释义 |
Noun: caste kãst- Social status or position conferred by a system based on class
"lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" - (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
- A social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
- In some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
Sounds like: cast, karst Derived forms: castes Type of: animal group, class, position, social class, socio-economic class, status, stratum Part of: colony Encyclopedia: Caste Caste, Nepal |