/,bʊəʒwɑ:'zi:, ,bʊəʒwɑ:'zi:; ,burʒwɑ`zi/
n [Gp] (usu derog 通常作贬义)
1 middle classes, esp those owning property 中产阶级
*the rise of the bourgeoisie in the 19th century 19世纪中产阶级的兴起.
2 (in Marxist thought) capitalist ruling class that exploits the working class （马克思学说中）居于统治地位的资产阶级（剥削工人阶级者）. Cf 参看 proletariat.

n
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French;Origin: bourgeois; BOURGEOIS]
the bourgeoisie
the people in a society who are rich, educated, own land etc, according to Marxism
→the proletariat