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gentry

🇬🇧 UK/'dʒentri/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1

Definitions

n.

People of high social standing and good breeding, just below the nobility

绅士阶层;上流社会人士

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
gentbirth, produce, kind
+
ryplace of, art of, collection
=gentry

Common Collocations

  • 1.local gentry当地绅士
  • 2.country gentry乡绅
  • 3.landed gentry地主

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The local gentry gathered for the annual charity ball.

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