| 单词 | class |
| 例句 | class noun 1.•a hotel of the first class:category, grade, rating, classification, group, grouping. 2.•a new class of heart drug:kind, sort, type, variety, genre, brand | species, genus, breed, strain, stripe. 3.•the middle class:social division, social stratum, rank, level, echelon, group, grouping, income group | social status | dated estate | archaic condition. 4.•a math class:lesson, period | seminar, tutorial, workshop, study group. 5.informal •a woman of class:style, stylishness, elegance, chic, sophistication, taste, refinement, quality, excellence.▶verb •the 12-seater is classed as a commercial vehicle:classify, categorize, group, grade | order, sort, codify | bracket, designate, label, pigeonhole.▶adjective informal •a class player:classy, decent, gracious, respectable, noble.WORD NOTE class Class —meaning socioeconomic status—now carries loads of connotation, but often very little meaning. How does one determine a person's “class”? Nowadays, millionaires regard themselves as working stiffs or, at best, as middle class. A salaried employee earning $100,000 a year feels poor if all his neighbors make twice that just from their stock portfolios. In other words, there are no clear markers. Should ghetto drug-lords with shiny BMWs be viewed as members of the “underclass”? Is the owner of a Kwik-E-Mart who pays two college kids to run the register and stock the shelves in the same class as an autoworker at the Ford assembly plant? What if the small-time entrepreneur takes home only $30,000 a year, while the grunt on the line earns $60,000? Nobody, of course, ever admits to being upper class. People with private jets will quietly murmur, after a self-deprecating smile, “Oh, we're just comfortable,” or even “We're getting by.” In summarizing people's economic status, just say what you think: He's rich, she's poor. Better yet, describe the actual conditions of life: •The Smiths reside in a tract house that cost $40,000, and they can barely afford the mortgage. — MDConversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. |
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