| 单词 | chattering classes |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschattering classes chattering classes n. (occasionally also in singular chattering class) originally British (freq. derogatory) members of the educated metropolitan middle class, esp. those in academic, artistic, or media circles, considered as a social group freely given to the articulate, self-assured expression of (esp. liberal) opinions about society, culture, and current events.Quot. 1871 is apparently an isolated example of this use before the 1980s; other early occurrences of the phrase do not represent a fixed collocation or meaning. ΚΠ 1871 Spectator 1 July 790/1 Everything seemed to grow dear at once, to the immense disgust of the chattering classes who bought, but to the delight of the peasant who sold. 1980 F. Johnson in Now! 21 Mar. 48/1 The peculiar need for something to be frightened about only seems to affect those of us who are part of the chattering classes. 1990 R. Crichfield Among British vii. 457 The old Britain of Eton, Oxbridge, the land, and the Guards, allied with a chattering class of literary intellectuals,..is deadly when it comes to bringing the country into the 1990s. 2000 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 4 June (Mag.) 6/1 For a day or two, the chattering classes were treated to speculation about government intervention. < as lemmas |
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