gentry
US /ˈdʒen.tri/
UK /ˈdʒen.tri/
複數名詞
鄉紳, 貴族
people of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth
範例:
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The local gentry were invited to the annual ball.
當地的鄉紳被邀請參加年度舞會。
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The estate was owned by a family of old English gentry.
這片地產屬於一個古老的英國鄉紳家族。