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caste

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n.印度的世袭阶级,(排他的)社会团体,职业等级,(具有严格等级的)社会地位,社会等级制度

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class  division  category  head  order  section  department  subdepartment  province  domain  kind  sort  genus  species  variety  family  order  kingdom  race  tribe  caste  clan  breed  type  subtype  sect  set  subset  assortment  suit  range  gender  sex  kin  manner  denomination  designation  rubric  character    

caste


/kɑ:st; kæst/
n
1 [C] any of the hereditary Hindu social classes 印度的社会等级
*the lowest caste 最低阶层
* [attrib 作定语] the caste system (印度的)社会等级制度.
2 [C] any exclusive social class 任何排他的社会阶层.
3 [U] social system based on rigid distinctions of birth, rank, wealth, etc 种姓(按照血统、阶级、财富等严格区分的社会制度).
4 (idm 习语) lose caste => lose.

caste


n [U and C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Portuguese;Origin: casta 'race', from casto 'pure', from Latin castus; CHASTE]
one of the fixed social classes, which cannot be changed, into which people are born in India
 the caste system
a group of people who have the same position in society