high-class

/ˌhaɪ ˈklɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪ ˈklæs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhī-ˈklas/ (ame, mw)

high-class — 形容詞

1. describing something whose materials, service, or finish are noticeably better t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

高級；上流

品質出色或屬於富裕階層

describing something whose materials, service, or finish are noticeably better than ordinary versions, or describing a person who belongs to a wealthy and socially respected group.

例句

Aarav saved for months to book a table at a high-class restaurant in Mumbai.

Aarav 存了好幾個月的錢，才在孟買訂到一間高級餐廳的位子。

attributive use before a noun (high-class + restaurant)

The hotel offers high-class service, with fresh flowers and a butler on each floor.

這間飯店提供高級的服務，每層樓都備有鮮花並配有一位管家。

collocation: high-class service

同義詞
  • upmarket

    British, focused on price tier and target customer

  • upscale

    American, similar scope to upmarket

  • classy

    informal; about taste and style rather than price or social rank

  • posh

    British informal; can sound playful or mildly mocking

反義詞
  • low-class

    direct opposite, but often sounds insulting about people

  • downmarket

    British, neutral commercial opposite

  • shabby

    about poor physical condition, not social rank

文法句型

high-class + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively (before a noun) — say 'a high-class hotel', not 'the hotel is high-class'. Applies to both physical things (food, hotels, goods) and groups of people (families, neighbourhoods).

常見錯誤

❌The restaurant is high-class.
✅It is a high-class restaurant.
💡'high-class' sounds awkward as a predicate adjective; place it before the noun instead.
❌Sayaka is high-class.
✅Sayaka comes from a high-class family.
💡use it about a group or setting a person belongs to, not the person directly.