Caste

[kɑːst] or [kæst]

解释:

(noun.) in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony.

(noun.) a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth.

(noun.) (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity.

(noun.) social status or position conferred by a system based on class; 'lose caste by doing work beneath one's station'.

校对:朱莉娅--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindoos are divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.

(n.) A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.

赛勒斯录入

同义词及近义词：

n. Class, order, race.

校对:洛丽塔

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Order, class, rank, lineage, race, blood, dignity, respect

ANT:Degradation, taboo, disrepute, abasement, reproach

芭比整理

解释:

n. a term applied chiefly to distinct classes or sections of society in India and in a modified sense to social distinctions of an exclusive nature among other nations.—Lose caste to descend in social rank.

德洛丽丝校对