high society
英 [haɪ səˈsaɪəti]
美 [haɪ səˈsaɪəti]
n. 上层社会; 上流社会
柯林斯词典
- 上层社会;上流社会
You can usehigh societyto refer to people who come from rich and important families.
英英释义
noun
- the fashionable elite
双语例句
- He has penetrated into high society.
他已经踏进上层社会。 - But she was still high society, and it was all too obvious that she didn't think he was good enough for her.
但是，她始终是高高在上，很明显，她认为他不是最适合的人。 - She had never penetrated into high society.
她从采不曾踏进上层社会。 - Of course, girls might give each other a squeeze as a friendly gesture, and in some high society circles, a little peck on the cheek is a common courtesy.
当然，女性们可能会在见面时彼此紧抱一下以示友好；而且在某些上流社交圈里，轻吻对方的面颊是很普遍的礼节。 - They move in high society.
他们出入上流社会。 - The weather may be damp and fickle, but this West Coast city has far more than its fair share of good food, good shopping, culture and high society.
这里的气候也许稍显潮湿和多变，但是这座西海岸的城市拥有比看上去更好的饮食、购物、文化和政治氛围。 - They're like high society, rich and famous.
他们是上层社会的人，富有和有名。 - He thought that money was a passport to high society.
他以为金钱是通往上流社会的手段。 - Under his initiative and influences, custom of worshiping for elegance in the then high society was prevailing.
在他的倡导和影响下，当时上流社会崇尚风雅的习俗十分盛行。 - Historians associate the rise of conversation at this time with the prestige enjoyed by women in French high society, which was perhaps unique in Europe before or since.
历史学家将这一时期谈吐的兴起与妇女在法国上层社会所享有的特权关联起来，这一点相较于之前或自那时起的欧洲，也许都是独一无二的。