| 释义 |
lower-class
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: lower class
1. : of or relating to the lower class
2. : belonging to or associated with the lower class and its possession of or inclination toward such characteristics as a low material standard of living, social instability, little emphasis on convention and the proprieties, and a low level of personal ambition and of aspiration especially toward education — compare middle-class, upper-class
3. : being an inferior or low-ranking specimen of its kind : ranking low in some scale or by some standard
< after a couple of summers of seasoning in lower-class minor circuits — L.E.Davis >
< an invitation to a lower-class embassy — Lillian Hellman > |