aristocracy background
BeDict Logo

aristocracy

/ˌæ.ɹɪˈstɒk.ɹə.si/ /ˌɛɹ.ɪˈstɑk.ɹə.si/

Meanings
noun

贵族，贵族阶级

The nobility, or the hereditary ruling class.

Examples :

"The aristocracy held many of the top positions in the school's governing council. "
贵族阶级在学校管理委员会中占据了很多重要职位。
politics government history royal state society family
noun

贵族统治，贵族政体。

Government by such a class, or a state with such a government

Examples :

"The school board, dominated by the wealthy families in town, functioned as an aristocracy, making decisions that primarily benefited their own children. "
这个学校的董事会，被镇上富有的家庭所把持，实际上成了一种贵族统治，他们做出的决定主要都是为了让自己家的孩子受益。(Zhège xuéxiào de dǒngshìhuì, bèi zhèn shàng fùyǒu de jiātíng suǒ bǎchí, shíjì shang chéngle yī zhǒng guìzú tǒngzhì, tāmen zuòchū de juédìng zhǔyào dōu shì wèile ràng zìjǐ jiā de háizi shòuyì.)
politics government state royal society history

Related Words

Illustration connections

connections noun

/kəˈnɛkʃənz/

连接，联系，关系

"The connections between the computer and the printer were loose, so it wasn't working. "

电脑和打印机之间的连接松了，所以没法正常工作。

Illustration governing

governing verb

/ˈɡʌvənɪŋ/ /ˈɡʌvɚnɪŋ/

治理，管理。

"The old king governed the land wisely."

老国王英明地治理着这片土地。

Illustration functioned

functioned verb

/ˈfʌŋkʃənd/ /ˈfʌŋktʃənd/

运行，运作

"The old clock still functioned, even though its face was cracked. "

即使钟面已经裂开了，这旧钟仍然能正常运行。

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

考虑， 细想

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三场大型活动，而今年才刚刚开始呢。

Illustration primarily

primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

主要地，首要地

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

我弟弟主要是个学生，他大部分时间都在学习。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration positions

positions noun

/pəˈzɪʃənz/

位置，地点。

"The teacher assigned students to different positions in the classroom. "

老师把学生们分配到教室里不同的位置。

Illustration dominated

dominated verb

/ˈdɑːməˌneɪtɪd/ /ˈdɑːmɪˌneɪtɪd/

主宰，支配

"The tall basketball player dominated the game, scoring most of the points. "

那个高个子篮球运动员主宰了比赛，几乎所有的分数都是他得的。

Illustration decisions

decisions noun

/dɪˈsɪʒənz/ /dɪˈsɪʒnz/

决定，决策。

""The team's success depends on making good decisions." "

团队的成功取决于做出正确的决定。

Illustration universally

universally adverb

/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəli/ /ˌjunɪˈvɝsəli/

普遍地，广泛地

"The new school uniform is universally popular with the students. "

这款新校服在学生中普遍受欢迎。

Illustration hereditary

hereditary noun

/həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/ /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/

世袭贵族, 世袭统治者

"The British monarchy is a hereditary, with the crown passing from parent to child. "

英国君主制是世袭的，王位由父母传给子女。

Illustration accomplishments

accomplishments noun

/ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənts/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənts/

成就，功绩。

"the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc"

一个企业的建成，一个预言的实现，等等。