aristocracy

名词 aristocracy:

1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
   同义词：nobility
2. the most powerful members of a society
   同义词：gentry

1. He married into the French aristocracy.
   他因婚姻关系跻身於法国贵族。
2. In time of aristocracy, people's fates are not in the hands of themselves.
   贵族统治时代人们的命运并不掌握在自己手中。
3. Aristocracy has high social standing.
   贵族们有很高的社会地位。
4. That expert is an aristocracy of his society.
   那个专家是他所在的学会里最权威的人。

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n.（名词）
【复数】 ar.is.toc.ra.cies
A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
贵族：世袭统治阶级；贵族阶层

Government by a ruling class.
贵族统治
A state or country having this form of government.
有这种政府形式的地方或国家

Government by the citizens deemed to be best qualified to lead.
精英统治：由被认为是最有领导才能的公民管理的
A state having such a government.
有这样政府的国家
A group or class considered superior to others.
优秀分子：被认为胜过其他人的一组或一个阶层

来源：
Late Latin aristocratia [government by the best]
后期拉丁语 aristocratia [精英统治]
from Greek aristokratia
源自 希腊语 aristokratia
aristos [best] * see ar-
aristos [最好的] *参见 ar-
kratos [power] * see -cracy
kratos [权力] *参见 -cracy