underclass

英 ['ʌndəklɑːs] 美 ['ʌndəklæs]
  • n. 下层阶级,下层社会;一、二年级学生

英文词源


underclass (n.)
"subordinate social class," 1894, from under (adj.) + class (n.). A loan-translation of Swedish underklass.

双语例句


1. Welfare has become identified with the long-term poor, the underclass.
福利已经与长期贫困的下层社会联系在了一起。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层。

来自《权威词典》

3. The long - term unemployed now constitute a sort of underclass.
长期 失业人员现在构成了一个底层阶级.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs.
老城区底层人群面临的基本问题是住房紧张和就业不足。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He believes that unemployment is socially divisive and is leading to the creation of an underclass.
他认为失业会造成社会分化,道致贫困阶层的产生.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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