high-society

/ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪ səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/ (ame, ipa)

high-society — 名詞

1. the group of wealthy people who have social influence and live according to fash

1.名詞B2
釋義

上流社會

有錢有勢的時尚階級

the group of wealthy people who have social influence and live according to fashionable customs

例句

Nora's grandmother had moved in high-society circles in New York for decades.

Nora 的祖母幾十年來都在紐約的上流社會圈子中活動。

collocation: move in high-society circles

Kenji's family were members of high society and owned a large estate in Kyoto.

Kenji 的家人是上流社會的一員，在京都有大片莊園。

pattern: members of high society

同義詞
  • upper class

    focuses on social rank and wealth rather than lifestyle and fashion

  • elite

    broader term for any top group; can apply to sports, academia, etc.

  • aristocracy

    historically refers to hereditary nobility; narrower than high society

  • jet set

    modern term for wealthy people who travel internationally for pleasure; more informal

反義詞
  • working class

    people who earn wages through manual or industrial labour

  • underclass

    the lowest social class with very little income or power

文法句型

[determiner] + high society

high society + [verb group]

move in + high-society + circles

用法筆記

Uncountable noun: do not add 'a' or 'an'. Often appears attributively in hyphenated form before a noun, e.g. 'high-society wedding', though the unhyphenated form is more common as a standalone noun phrase.

常見錯誤

❌She married into a high society.
✅She married into high society.
💡'high society' is uncountable and does not take an indefinite article.
❌The high societies of Europe gathered.
✅High society in Europe gathered.
💡the noun has no plural form.