classlessness
classlessness — 名詞
1. a situation in a society where people are not divided into different social clas
無階級
社會中無階級劃分的狀態
a situation in a society where people are not divided into different social classes based on wealth, family background, or job.
Tuan wrote his dissertation on whether modern technology could bring about true classlessness.
Tuan 的論文探討現代科技是否能帶來真正的無階級社會。
collocation: bring about classlessness
Many 20th-century activists dreamed of a society built on classlessness and equal opportunity.
許多二十世紀的活躍分子夢想建立一個建立在無階級與機會均等之上的社會。
collocation: dream of / built on classlessness
The anthropologist argued that no large, complex society has ever achieved complete classlessness.
這位人類學家主張，沒有任何大型複雜社會曾經達成完全的無階級。
Rin's research paper examined whether online communities could create a new kind of classlessness.
Rin 的研究論文探討網路社群是否能創造出一種新型態的無階級。
- egalitarianism
broader concept that includes class equality as one part
- social equality
more general; refers to equal rights/opportunities across all dimensions, not just class
- equality
broader and more common; can refer to any kind of sameness
- inequality
the opposite condition where social classes exist and differ in wealth and power
- class division
more concrete; names the divisions themselves rather than the abstract state
用法筆記
This sense refers to the abstract quality of a social system, not an individual's personal experience. It is most common in political theory and sociology.
常見錯誤
2. the feeling or situation of not fitting neatly into any one social class because
階級模糊
個人不屬於特定社會階級的狀態
the feeling or situation of not fitting neatly into any one social class because your income, education, or personal habits do not clearly match one group.
After growing up poor and becoming a lawyer, Stefan felt a strange sense of classlessness.
從小家境貧困、後來成為律師之後，Stefan 感受到一種奇特的階級模糊。
sense of classlessness (personal)
Reema's classlessness made it hard for her to fit in with any single income group.
Reema 的階級模糊感使她很難融入任何單一收入群體。
The author described the strange classlessness of online friendships, where nobody knows your real background.
作者描述了網路友誼中那種奇異的階級模糊——沒有人知道你的真實背景。
Lisa enjoyed the classlessness of the hostel community, where every traveller was simply a traveller.
Lisa 很享受青年旅館社群中的階級模糊，每個旅人都只是旅人。
- social ambiguity
more general; can apply to any unclear social standing
- class fluidity
suggests movement between classes rather than fitting none
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (NO SOCIAL CLASSES): sense 1 describes a society without class divisions; this sense describes an individual's ambiguous class position within a society that still has classes.
常見錯誤
classlessness — 形容詞
- classlessnesspositive
- more classlessnesscomparative
- most classlessnesssuperlative
1. not clearly belonging to any particular social class; used to describe a person
階級不明
不屬於特定社會階級的
not clearly belonging to any particular social class; used to describe a person whose background, job, or way of life does not fit neatly into one social group.
Kwame called himself classless — his father worked in a factory yet he grew up among wealthy kids.
Kwame 稱自己為階級不明的人——他父親在工廠工作，他卻在有錢人家的小孩中間長大。
describing oneself as classless
The characters in Sivan's novel are deliberately classless; readers never learn their jobs or incomes.
Sivan 小說中的角色刻意被描寫為階級不明；讀者從不知道他們的職業或收入。
deliberately classless
Mira found her accent was classless — people could never guess what neighbourhood she came from.
Mira 發現她的口音是階級不明的——人們永遠猜不出她來自什麼樣的社區。
Darius dressed in a classless way — plain jeans and a shirt hiding his background.
Darius 穿著打扮階級不明——簡單的牛仔褲和襯衫，看不出他的背景。
- unclassifiable
stronger; suggests it is impossible to assign a class
- middle-of-the-road
informal; suggests average rather than outside the system
- upper-class
belonging to the highest social class
- working-class
belonging to the lowest social class
2. describing a society, organisation, or situation where differences in social cla
不分階級
社會不分階級的
describing a society, organisation, or situation where differences in social class are not recognised or do not matter.
The farming cooperative was a classless community where everyone shared the work and profits.
這個農業合作社是一個不分階級的社群，每個人都共享工作和利潤。
classless community
Constanza believed a classless society needed free and equal education for all children.
Constanza 認為不分階級的社會需要為所有兒童提供免費且平等的教育。
classless society
Nellie's school created a classless atmosphere with a uniform policy and shared lunch tables for everyone.
Nellie 的學校透過制服制度和共用午餐桌，營造出不分階級的氛圍。
In a classless system, a farmer's child and a judge's child would have the same school and career chances.
在一個不分階級的系統中，農民的孩子和法官的孩子在升學和就業上有相同的機會。
- egalitarian
more common; specifically describes a belief in equality, not just an arrangement
- equal
broader; not specifically about social class
- hierarchical
describes a system with clear levels of rank or class
- stratified
technical term for a society divided into layers