gentry

英 [ˈdʒentri]

美 [ˈdʒentri]

n.  绅士阶层; 上流社会人士

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牛津词典

noun

• 绅士阶层；上流社会人士
  people belonging to a high social class
  1. the local gentry
     当地的绅士阶层
  2. the landed gentry (= those who own a lot of land)
     乡绅

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 上流社会人士；绅士阶层；贵族阶层
  Thegentryare people of high social status or high birth.
  1. Most of the country estates were built by the landed gentry during the late 19th century.
     乡间的大部分房子都是那些有土地的乡绅在19世纪后期修建的。

英英释义

noun

• the most powerful members of a society
  Synonym:aristocracy

双语例句

• First, the local tyrants, evil gentry and lawless landlords have themselves driven the peasants to this.
  第一，上述那些事，都是土豪劣绅、不法地主自己逼出来的。
• And the remaining one-third to the middle and other elements, representing the middle bourgeoisie and the enlightened gentry.
  中间分子及其他分子占三分之一，他们代表中等资产阶级和开明绅士。
• They have discredited the local tyrants and evil gentry.
  他们损伤了土豪劣绅的体面。
• Minor local tyrants and evil gentry are also very often to be found among the rich peasants.
  富农中亦常有较小的土豪、劣绅。
• For long, I respect Britain, I am the gentry demeanor captive.
  长久以来，我尊敬英国，我还是绅士风度的迷恋者。
• She was an old woman who for twenty years had brought the neighbouring gentry into the world.
  她是个上了年纪的女人，二十年来，邻近的许许多多上层社会的绅士们都是由她接生的。
• The bully in the Song Dynasty includes local tyrants, evil gentry, bandits and rascals.
  宋代的豪横势力主要指土豪劣绅、恶霸地主以及痞流氓和流寇盗匪。
• Most of them were the nobility and the landed gentry.
  他们大多是贵族和地主乡绅。
• They have beaten down the local tyrants and evil gentry, big and small, and kept them underfoot.
  他们打翻了大小土豪劣绅在地上，并且踏上一只脚。
• Only the local tyrants and evil gentry, I think, will call them bad.
  说这些事不好的，我想，只有土豪劣绅们吧！