| 单词 | uppermiddle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasupper-middle Frequently since c1890, esp. with class (cf. class n. 4). Also used to indicate finer gradations in the social scale, as upper-lower, upper-middle, upper-upper, upper-working (class); see also upper middle class adj. as main entry. Also upper bourgeois.extracted from upperadj.upper-middle 2. elliptical as upper-middle, a member of the upper middle class. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > middle class or bourgeoisie > woman > collectively middle class1654 bourgeoisdom1885 upper-middle1955 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences iii. 90 When ‘middle-middles’ become ‘upper-middles’ they..drop middle-class euphemisms. 1967 Economist 18 Feb. 607/2 In Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, the upper-middles do not choose to live in the city. 1978 R. Westall Devil on Road xv. 111 When my parents quarrel, they..fight in hoarse whispers. But like a lot of upper-middles..Derek and Susan let it all hang out. < as lemmas |
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