classist
/ˈklæs.ɪst/
classist — 形容詞
1. describes an attitude, remark, or action that judges people according to their s
階級偏見
因社會階級而對他人產生不公平的看法
describes an attitude, remark, or action that judges people according to their social class rather than their character, often looking down on those from poorer backgrounds
Meilin overheard her boss make a classist joke about people who ride the bus.
Meilin 聽到她的老闆開了關於搭公車通勤者的階級偏見玩笑。
classist + joke — judging people by social class
The nurse quietly objected to the doctor's classist remarks about the cleaner's family.
那位護理師默默反對醫生對清潔工家庭的階級偏見言論。
Kwame felt the hiring rules were classist; they favoured wealthy private school graduates.
Kwame 覺得招聘規則帶有階級偏見，因為它們偏袒有錢私立學校的畢業生。
The interviewer dismissed Jun's views because of his regional accent, which was deeply classist.
面試官因 Jun 的地方口音而否定他的觀點，這是非常嚴重的階級偏見。
Tariq called out his uncle for a classist comment about people living on benefits.
Tariq 當面指正他叔叔對依靠福利金生活者的階級偏見言論。
- elitist
focuses more on a select privileged group rather than class broadly
- snobbish
more informal; about looking down on others' tastes or status
- discriminatory
broader term covering unfair treatment based on any group characteristic
- egalitarian
believing all people deserve equal rights and opportunities
- class-blind
not taking social class into account at all
文法句型
be + classist + about + noun
it is classist to + verb
deeply / openly + classist
用法筆記
Frequently used before nouns such as remark, joke, attitude, policy, or assumption.
常見錯誤
classist — 名詞
1. a person who judges others by how much money they have or what kind of job they
階級偏見者
認為社會階級決定他人價值的人
a person who judges others by how much money they have or what kind of job they do rather than by their character
At the dinner party, Farhad quietly admitted he had once been a classist who judged people by their jobs.
晚宴上，Farhad 低聲承認自己曾是階級偏見者，習慣以職業來評斷他人。
a classist — a person who judges by social class
Growing up, Ingrid's aunt was an unapologetic classist who looked down on anyone without a university degree.
成長過程中，Ingrid 的阿姨是毫不掩飾的階級偏見者，看不起沒大學學歷的人。
The professor asked students to reflect on whether they had ever acted like a classist toward a classmate.
教授請學生反思自己是否曾對同學表現得像個階級偏見者。
Samira's essay argued that any teacher who tracks children by parents' income is acting as a classist.
Samira 的文章指出，任何按家長收入來區分學生的老師都是在當階級偏見者。
A classist thinks a cleaner is less capable than a company director without knowing either person.
階級偏見者認為清潔人員不如公司主管能幹，卻完全不認識這兩類人。
- egalitarian
a person who believes all people deserve equal rights and opportunities
文法句型
a + classist
be + a + classist
call someone + a + classist
act like + a + classist
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun/2: noun/1 describes a person who holds class-based prejudice in everyday interactions; noun/2 describes a person who actively upholds or benefits from structural class inequality through institutions or policy.
常見錯誤
2. a person who supports or benefits from a system that keeps lower classes at a di
階級壓迫者
支持或受益於階級不平等制度的人
a person who supports or benefits from a system that keeps lower classes at a disadvantage in favour of the upper class
Dr. Osei's research profiled a wealthy classist who lobbied to keep university fees high.
Osei 博士的研究剖析了一位富有的階級壓迫者，此人積極遊說維持高昂大學學費。
a classist + who lobbied — actively maintains inequality
Yasmin described her former boss as a classist who only hired graduates from expensive private schools.
Yasmin 形容她前任老闆是階級壓迫者，只僱用昂貴私立學校的畢業生。
The report quoted a classist who openly said poorer patients should wait longer for treatment.
報告引用了一位階級壓迫者的話，此人公開表示貧窮病患本就該等候更久。
At the hearing, activists confronted a classist who had voted against raising the minimum wage.
聽證會上，社運人士當面質問一位曾投票反對提高最低工資的階級壓迫者。
At the town hall, Dmitri called the councillor a classist for opposing free school meals for all children.
市民大會上，Dmitri 指責那位議員是階級壓迫者，因為議員反對為所有學童提供免費午餐。
- egalitarian
a person who believes in and works toward equal treatment for all classes
- leveller
someone who seeks to remove class distinctions entirely
文法句型
a + classist + who + [verb]
accuse someone of being + a + classist
classists + in + [institution]
用法筆記
Common in academic and political writing. Describes a person who actively reinforces class inequality through policy, hiring, or institutional power — not merely someone with prejudiced views.