caste

英[kɑːst] 美[kæst]
  • n. 印度的世袭阶级；(排他的)社会团体；种姓；等级制度
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  • casal adj.有格的；关于格的

详细释义

Noun:
  1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class;

    "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

  2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

  3. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth

  4. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

双语例句

1. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal life-style.
社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He has two half-caste children.
他有两个混血孩子。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The caste system was rigidly enforced.
过去印度的种姓制度非常严格。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The priestly caste does not normally intermarry with the warrior caste.
教士阶级通常不与武土阶级通婚.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He was born into the lowest caste.
他出生于最低贱的种姓.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Long had been in the process of the caste system which still exists today.
      印度长久以来的世袭阶级今天仍然存在。
    2. He came from the highest Hindu caste.
      他出身印度最高的种姓。
    3. The caste system is still strong in India.
      种姓制度在印度仍然很牢固。
    4. I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.
      我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。
    5. The caste refers to social system based on rigid distinctions of birth, rank, wealth, etc.
      社会等级是指按照血统，阶级，财富等严格区分的社会制度。

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caster cast Castel castes Casteo Castex Casten Castet Casteu Castels Castell Castela
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