单词 | caste-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈcaste-like ˈcaste-like adj. characteristic of, resembling, or suggestive of a caste or caste system. ΚΠ 1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince IV. x. 372 In the relations and tone of society..everything is in the highest degree ultra-aristocratic—it is caste-like. 1902 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 27 Nov. 2/6 It is undemocratic and castelike to urge that the sons of the shoemaker and the stonemason should be educated only to be shoemakers and stonemasons. 1978 J. U. Ogbu Minority Educ. & Caste i. 28 Castelike minorities are generally restricted from participating in the more desirable social, political, and occupational positions. 2021 Libr. Leadership & Managem. 35 9 The kind of caste-like systems that emerge in a range of different organizations where some staff are empowered to develop innovative ideas while others are saddled with the burdens of maintaining and operating those organizations. < as lemmas |
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