caste meaning in English
n.
1.(印度世袭的)种姓〔分婆罗门 (Brahman),刹帝利 (Kshatriya),吠舍 (Vaisya),首陀罗 (Sudra)四等〕;(世袭的)阶级;等级(制度)。
2.(昆虫的)职别〔如工蜂等〕。
短语和例子
Examples
- He'd lose caste .
他的社会地位会丢掉。 - The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here .
几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。 - Does this mean that american economic society is hardening along caste lines .
这是否说明美国的经济社会已经形成了僵硬的等级制度? - Honey bees have three castes for the division of labour in a hive: queens, workers and drones .
蜜蜂由于在蜂群中分工的不同,可分为三种:蜂后、工蜂和雄蜂。 - "so you're goin' to marry antonia dennant?" said a voice on his right, with that easy coarseness which is a mark of caste .
“原来你就要跟安东妮亚丹南特结婚啦?”他右边的一个声音说,音调中夹杂着已经成为阶级标志的一种脱口而出的粗俗意味。