/,prəʊlɪ'teərɪət; ,prolə`tɛrɪət/
n the proletariat[Gp]
1 (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) class of (esp industrial and manual) workers who do not own the means of production and earn their living by working for wages 无产阶级; （尤指）工人阶级
*The dictatorship of the proletariat is one of the aims of Communism. 无产阶级专政是共产主义的目标之一. Cf 参看 bourgeoisie (bourgeois).
2 (in ancient Rome) lowest class of citizen, owning no property （古罗马）民众中一无所有的最下层阶级.

n
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin: prolétariat, from Latin proletarius; PROLETARIAN]
the proletariat [+ singular or plural verb]
the class of workers who own no property and work for wages, especially in factories, building things etc - used in socialist writings
>proletarianadj
>proletariann[C]