underclass 详细解释

underclass

['ʌndə.klɑ:s]

n.下层社会, 下层阶级, 贫困阶层

英英释义

名词 underclass:

the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

同义词:lower class

形容词 underclass:

belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum

补充

underclassunderclass英:[ˈʌndəklɑ:s] 美:[ˈʌndɚˌklæs]n.1.下层社会, 下层阶级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。

例句

1. 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。 2. the suffering of the underclass贫困阶层的苦难