caste

英 [kɑːst]

美 [kæst]

n.  (印度教的四大)种姓; (尤指禁止其他等级成员进入的)社会阶层，社会等级; 社会等级制度

复数：castes　

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Collins.2 / BNC.12201 / COCA.10508

牛津词典

noun

• （印度教的四大）种姓
  any of the four main divisions of Hindu society, originally those made according to functions in society
  1. the caste system
     种姓制度
  2. high-caste Brahmins
     最高种姓婆罗门
• （尤指禁止其他等级成员进入的）社会阶层，社会等级
  a social class, especially one whose members do not allow others to join it
  1. the ruling caste
     统治阶层
• 社会等级制度
  the system of dividing society into classes based on differences in family origin, rank or wealth

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (印度社会的)种姓，等级
  Acasteis one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.
  1. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.
     印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。
• N-UNCOUNT 种姓制度;社会等级制度
  Casteis the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes.
  1. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle...
     社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
  2. The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.
     种姓制度几乎影响着印度生活的方方面面。

英英释义

noun

• in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
• a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
• (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus
• social status or position conferred by a system based on class
  1. lose caste by doing work beneath one's station

双语例句

• A member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes.
  印度世袭四个阶级中的商人和职业艺人阶级；属于印度世袭阶级中的第三阶级。
• Their society was based on caste: a man's occupation was hereditary.
  他们的社会基于种性制度：一个人的职业是世袭的。
• The concept of social mobility is starting to challenge a previously fatalistic attitude to class and caste.
  社会流动观念开始挑战以往对阶级和等级的宿命态度。
• Choose which caste you want to belong to for the census.
  在人口普查中选一个你最有归属感的种姓。
• Both families belong to the relatively high-ranking Rajput caste and are farmers.
  两家人都属于等级相对较高的拉其普特（Rajput）种姓，也都是农民。
• I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.
  我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。
• Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle
  社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
• He belonged to the lowest caste and so he could not marry the princess.
  他属于社会最底层，因此不能和公主结婚。
• The third of the four main Hindu castes: the mercantile and professional caste.
  印度教四个主要世袭阶级的第三个等级；商人和自由职业者阶级。
• The caste system is still strong in some eastern countries such as India.
  种姓制度在一些东方国家如印度仍然很牢固。