【aristocracy】 - AEAS备考词汇

aristocracy

UK:  [.ærɪ'stɒkrəsi]

US:  [.erə'stɑkrəsi]

复数：aristocracies  

n.

1.贵族政治[政府],贵族统治的国家

2.(集合词)贵族,贵族阶层,上层阶级,第一流人物

3.贵族的派头

4.贵族阶级,贵族阶层;名门望族;上流社会;达官贵人

1 . In Russia, a very different kind of uprising replaced the aristocracy of the czars with that of the Soviet Politburo.
在俄罗斯，性质完全不同的起义，推翻了沙皇的贵族统治，取而代之的是苏共中央政治局的贵族统治。

2 . He had a strong disliking for the aristocracy whom he thought were there by the labor of the poor such as his own family.
他对贵族有着强烈的厌恶，因为他认为贵族是对跟他自己家庭一样的穷苦劳动者的剥削。

3 . a. In theory (and often in practice) this was an aristocracy of service, in which position was determined by the emperor.
在理论上（经常在实际上）这一集团是有官职的贵族，他们的地位取决于皇帝。

4 . He said they saw it as a war between the people and an aristocracy. The South, he said, was ruled by a small group of aristocrats.
他说，欧洲人认为，此次战争是美国人民与贵族阶级的战争，（因为）南方一直受少数贵族统治。

5 . Those three elements, monarchy, aristocracy and democracy, thus had to be balanced for a state to remain free, they argued.
他们争辩说这三种基本制度，君主制、贵族制以及民主制必须制衡以使国家保持自由。