陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

aristocracy/ elite/ hierarchy/ patrician/ plebeian/ proletariat/ stratum/ subordinate

1. 「階層」、「階層組織」或「等級制度」可用stratum或hierarchy。stratum通常指人的社會階層，hierarchy則可以指人和事物：

•We must create job opportunities for the lower stratum of society.

•It was difficult to step out of one's place in that ancient hierarchy.

•Do you believe in the principle of hierarchy?

•Bees usually have a very strict social hierarchy.

•Allegiance to the monarch and filial piety have the highest moral value in the hierarchy of Confucianism.

2. 「貴族階級」叫aristocracy，貴族中的成員可用patrician，「平民的」、「庶民的」可用plebeian（貶義），「無產階級」叫proletariat：

•The aristocracy enjoyed many special rights in ancient times.

•He looked like a cultivated patrician.

•The candidate's speeches were aimed at the plebeian minds and emotions; they disgusted the more refined.

•The nobleman divorced his wife because he could not tolerate some of her plebeian habits.

•A truckman is a humble member of the proletariat.

3. 「精英份子」叫elite，「下屬」叫subordinate：

•The elite of society attended the reception for the visiting governor.

•The power elite inside the government are all just and responsible.

•A capable manager knows how to place trust in his subordinates.