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caste n.印度的世袭阶级；(排他的)社会团体；种姓；等级制度 (1) 印度长久以来的世袭阶级今天仍然存在。(2) 他出身印度最高的种姓。(3) 种姓制度在印度仍然很牢固。(4) 我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。(5) 社会等级是指按照血统，阶级，财富等严格区分的社会制度。 The root of caste is the Latin castus, which means "chaste" or "pure, separated." The word arrived in English through the Portuguese casta, which means "race" or "lineage," and was first used in the 1700s in reference to Hinduism's system of social stratification. By the nineteenth century, though, this noun was used metaphorically to describe any type of group that resembled this, as in the example, "Some sought to abolish the privileges enjoyed by an elite caste of business and financial leaders."

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英 [kɑːst] 美 [kæst] (1) Long had been in the process of the caste system which still exists today.(2) He came from the highest Hindu caste.(3) The caste system is still strong in India.(4) I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.(5) The caste refers to social system based on rigid distinctions of birth, rank, wealth, etc. The word caste was originally associated with India's traditional system of hereditary and rigidly stratified classes, but this noun can now be used to refer to any social group distinguished by shared characteristics, such as rank, economic wealth, or profession. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](印度社会的)种姓，等级 A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]种姓制度；社会等级制度 Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes. 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。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。

英语单词	caste
英美音标	英 [kɑːst] 美 [kæst]
中文释义	n.印度的世袭阶级；(排他的)社会团体；种姓；等级制度
英语例句	(1) Long had been in the process of the caste system which still exists today. (2) He came from the highest Hindu caste. (3) The caste system is still strong in India. (4) I suppose you also have a caste system in your society. (5) The caste refers to social system based on rigid distinctions of birth, rank, wealth, etc.
中文例句	(1) 印度长久以来的世袭阶级今天仍然存在。 (2) 他出身印度最高的种姓。 (3) 种姓制度在印度仍然很牢固。 (4) 我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。 (5) 社会等级是指按照血统，阶级，财富等严格区分的社会制度。
vocabulary简明	The word caste was originally associated with India's traditional system of hereditary and rigidly stratified classes, but this noun can now be used to refer to any social group distinguished by shared characteristics, such as rank, economic wealth, or profession.
vocabulary扩展	The root of caste is the Latin castus, which means "chaste" or "pure, separated." The word arrived in English through the Portuguese casta, which means "race" or "lineage," and was first used in the 1700s in reference to Hinduism's system of social stratification. By the nineteenth century, though, this noun was used metaphorically to describe any type of group that resembled this, as in the example, "Some sought to abolish the privileges enjoyed by an elite caste of business and financial leaders."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](印度社会的)种姓，等级 A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali. 印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]种姓制度；社会等级制度 Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes. 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。 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。

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