upper-class

/ði ˌʌpə ˈklɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ði ˌʌpər ˈklæs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌə-pər-ˈklas -ˈkläs/ (ame, mw) · /ˌʌp.ə ˈklɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌp.ɚ ˈklæs/ (ame, ipa)

upper-class — 形容詞

1. connected with the richest and highest-status group in society, or typical of ho

1.形容詞B2
釋義

上流的

屬於富裕高社經階層的

connected with the richest and highest-status group in society, or typical of how those people live.

例句

Felix grew up in an upper-class neighborhood near the coast in Maine.

Felix 在緬因州海岸附近的一個上流社區長大。

upper-class + noun (neighborhood)

The school was famous for teaching upper-class manners to its students.

這所學校以教導學生上流社會的禮儀而聞名。

attributive: upper-class manners

同義詞
  • aristocratic

    more specific — refers to families with noble titles or inherited rank, not just wealth

  • wealthy

    focuses only on having money, not necessarily on social rank or status

  • elite

    emphasizes being part of a select, powerful group, often through achievement as well as birth

反義詞
  • lower-class

    describes the social group at the bottom of the class system

  • working-class

    describes people who do manual or industrial work for wages

文法句型

upper-class + noun

be + upper-class

用法筆記

Write with a hyphen (upper-class) when used before a noun as an adjective. Without the hyphen (upper class), it functions as a noun.

常見錯誤

❌She comes from a upper class family.
✅She comes from an upper-class family.
💡use the hyphen for the adjective form.
❌The upper-class in this country is small.
✅The upper class in this country is small.
💡when used as a noun referring to the group of people, do not use a hyphen.

upper-class — 名詞