gentry
gb/d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/ us/d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
C1
英语
~ 8400
义项
0 个义项
名词
formal
C1
entity
1
upper-class, often landowning people
People from rich and respected families, often owning a lot of land and having high social position, especially in the past.
用法模式：
the [adjective] gentry of [a place]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes think 'gentry' means any group of people. In its main meaning, it refers specifically to people of high social class, especially landowners in a historical or traditional context. Another common mistake is to use it with a singular verb; in standard usage, 'gentry' is treated as plural (e.g. 'The gentry were powerful', not 'was powerful').
近义词
upper class (More general; focuses on social and economic position rather than traditional landowning background.)
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genteel society (Emphasizes refined manners and respectability; slightly more old-fashioned or literary.)
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aristocracy (Usually refers to titled nobility; overlaps but is generally higher than the gentry in rank.)
反义词
working class (People who mainly live by manual or wage labor rather than inherited wealth or land.)
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peasantry (Historically, the farming poor with low social status, opposite to landowning elites.)
搭配
landed gentry
|English gentry
|country gentry
|rural gentry
|wealthy gentry
|provincial gentry
主题
society
|history
|culture
|relationships
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The novel follows the lives of the English gentry in the early nineteenth century.
- Large parts of the countryside were controlled by the local gentry, who owned most of the land.
- As a member of the landed gentry, he felt a strong duty to look after his tenants.
- Many homes of the Irish gentry have now been turned into hotels and museums.
- The reforms threatened the political power of the rural gentry.
学习者例句
- In the past, the gentry had a lot of power in the country.
- The gentry often lived in big houses with many servants.
- Many people in the village worked for the local gentry.
- The gentry did not have titles like lords, but they were still very rich.
- Paintings of the gentry show their fine clothes and large homes.
名词
informal
C1
entity
2
a particular group of people
A group of people in one place or situation, talked about together, often in a light or joking way.
用法模式：
the [adjective] gentry
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this informal, often humorous use with the main meaning related to high social class. In this sense, 'gentry' does not necessarily mean rich or upper class; it simply refers to a particular group of people being spoken about together, often with a light, slightly ironic tone.
近义词
crowd (Very general; does not carry the slightly playful, ironic tone that 'gentry' often has in this use.)
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folks (Casual and friendly; lacks the faintly mock-formal flavor of 'gentry'.)
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regulars (Focuses on people who come to a place often; overlaps when 'the local gentry' means the usual people at a place.)
反义词
outsiders (Refers to people not belonging to the familiar group or place being talked about.)
搭配
local gentry
|the usual gentry
|moviegoing gentry
|theatre-going gentry
|football-going gentry
主题
society
|conversation
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The café was full of the usual local gentry, reading newspapers and chatting over coffee.
- He joked that the theatre-going gentry would not approve of his noisy snack wrappers.
- By eight o'clock the bar was already packed with the Friday-night gentry.
- The festival attracts the city’s artistic gentry every summer.
- He raised his glass and said, "Well then, my good gentry, shall we begin?"
学习者例句
- The pub was busy with the usual local gentry.
- The movie started, and the moviegoing gentry finally became quiet.
- At the small café, the morning gentry meet to talk and drink coffee.
- He looked around at the city gentry waiting for the concert to start.
- The coach spoke to the football-going gentry standing near the field.
语法
词典原形
gentry
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
US/d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
音节与重音
gentry （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (gentry)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: gentry
- Plural: gentry
词族
Core family
gentrify
verb
gentrification
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
ungentlemanly
adjective
Advanced or less common
gentility
noun
gentrifier
noun
相关表达
the country gentry
1/ðə kˈʌntɹi d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
fixed phrase
formal
rural landowning upper class
Rich, high-status families who live in the countryside and own land, especially in older times.
例句
- The novel paints a detailed picture of the country gentry and their country houses.
- Hunting parties were a major social event for the country gentry.
the landed gentry
1/ðə lˈændɪd d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
fixed phrase
formal
landowning upper-class families
Rich and important families who owned a lot of land, especially in the past, but were not kings or lords.
例句
- In the nineteenth century, the landed gentry controlled much of the political life in rural England.
- Many houses once owned by the landed gentry are now open to tourists.
the local gentry
1/ðə lˈoʊkəl d͡ʒˈɛntɹi/
fixed phrase
the familiar local people
The people who are well known in a town or area, sometimes upper class, sometimes said in a light or joking way.
例句
- By early evening, the local gentry had gathered at the village pub to swap stories.
- The café is a favorite meeting place for the local gentry.