gentry
US /ˈdʒen.tri/
UK /ˈdʒen.tri/
复数名词
乡绅, 贵族
people of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth
示例:
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The local gentry were invited to the annual ball.
当地的乡绅被邀请参加年度舞会。
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The estate was owned by a family of old English gentry.
这片地产属于一个古老的英国乡绅家族。