non-aristocratic
/ˌnɒnˌær.ɪ.stəˈkræt.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnɑːnˌer.ɪ.stəˈkræt̬.ɪk/ (ame, ipa)
non-aristocratic — 形容詞
1. describing a person, family, or background that does not come from the upper soc
非貴族的
非出身於世襲貴族階級的
describing a person, family, or background that does not come from the upper social class of inherited titles, land, and wealth — for example, ordinary working people, the middle class, or anyone outside the historical nobility.
Anong came from a non-aristocratic family of fishermen on a small Thai island.
Anong 出身於泰國一座小島上的非貴族漁民家庭。
attributive: non-aristocratic + family
The prince shocked the royal court by marrying a non-aristocratic schoolteacher from Yorkshire.
這位王子娶了一位來自約克郡的非貴族小學老師，讓整個王室震驚不已。
attributive: non-aristocratic + noun (occupation)
Most members of the new parliament were non-aristocratic, drawn from farms, shops, and factories.
新國會中大多數議員都是非貴族出身，來自農場、商店和工廠。
Maeve's grandfather wrote a history of non-aristocratic life in eighteenth-century Dublin.
Maeve 的祖父寫了一本關於十八世紀都柏林非貴族階層生活的歷史書。
Jabari studied how non-aristocratic merchants gradually gained power during the Renaissance.
Jabari 研究了文藝復興時期非貴族商人如何逐漸取得權力。
- common-born
older historical term; emphasises birth into the common people rather than nobility
- plebeian
formal or literary; sometimes carries a mildly disparaging tone
- commoner (n.)
noun form; used of a single person without a noble title
- aristocratic
the direct opposite — belonging to the inherited noble class
- noble
of noble birth; a near-equivalent of aristocratic in most historical contexts
文法句型
non-aristocratic + noun
be + non-aristocratic
用法筆記
Almost always used in historical, sociological, or biographical contexts where the contrast with the nobility matters. In everyday modern English, speakers usually say 'ordinary', 'middle-class', or 'working-class' instead.