英语词汇“gentry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINgentry

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French genterise, gentelise, from gentil; ➔ GENTLE

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Minna was with us and the local gentry were kind.
More valuable, and usually more visible, were the regional gentry attracted to the duke's service.
Nearly two-thirds of the town's 36 property qualifications were owned by a Warwickshire gentry family, the Goughs of Edgbaston.
Nor did he have to worry for long about hostility on the part of the gentry.
Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members.
Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income.
The Nottingham bank attracted the business of neighbouring nobility and gentry as well as that of local hosiery manufacturers and traders.

WORD SETS► Sociology

abdicate, verbaffirmative action, nounage discrimination, nounageism, nounalienation, nounalmshouse, nounbackground, nounbeatnik, nounbeggar, nounbetterment, nounbirthrate, nounbohemian, adjectivebondage, nouncarer, nouncaretaker, nouncase work, nouncaste, nouncity planning, nouncommoner, nounconditioning, nounconsumer society, nounculture, noundisease, noundosser, noundoss house, noundown-and-out, noundownwardly mobile, adjectiveeuthanasia, nounformative, adjectivegenteel, adjectivegentlefolk, noungentleman, noungentlewoman, noungentry, noungeriatric, adjectivegerontology, noungrey, adjectivehermit, nounhierarchy, nounhippie, nounHonourable, adjectiveindependence, nounindustrialism, nouninequality, nouninfrastructure, nouninner city, nouninstitution, nouninstitutionalize, verbintegrate, verbliteracy, nounlower class, nounlow life, nounmatrix, nounmeritocracy, nounmobile, adjectivemores, nounmortality, nounNew Age traveller, nounorder, nounoutreach, nounpatriarchy, nounpecking order, nounpeer pressure, nounpetty bourgeois, adjectiveplebeian, nounpolitics, nounprogress, nounrank, nounreaction, nounrear, verbreceive, verbredneck, nounrevolution, nounsecularism, nounservice, nounsexual, adjectivesister, nounslave, nounslavery, nounsnowbird, nounsocial, adjectivesocial, nounsocialization, nounsocial science, nounsocial studies, nounsocial work, nounsocial worker, nounsociety, nounsocio-, prefixsocioeconomic, adjectivesoup kitchen, nounstratified, adjectivestratum, nounstreet people, nounsubgroup, nounsuburbanite, nounsuburbia, nounsupport group, nountownie, nountown meeting, nountown planning, nountownspeople, nountramp, noununattached, adjectiveuncle, noununconventional, adjectiveunderclass, nounupwardly mobile, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworking class, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► landed gentry

a member of the landed gentry (=gentry who own land)

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► landed

· The landed gentry planted for their grandchildren avenues of hardwood that they themselves would never see.· The King appointed them to high offices of state, which the aristocracy and landed gentry considered to be their prerogative.· But it certainly suited the dominant landed gentry to interpret him in that way.· It was built originally by one of the old wool merchants, who wanted to establish his family as landed gentry.· There were twenty-one knights, but these too were more often lawyers, merchants and colonial administrators rather than landed gentry.· Parliament remained dominated by the aristocracy and by the landed gentry.· The landed gentry abandoned the parish, selling off their land to speculative developers.

► local

· Minna was with us and the local gentry were kind.· They relied heavily on the readiness of the local aristocracy and gentry to go along with them.· The traditional founts of charity, the church and the local gentry, had dried up.· Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members.· The race has changed in that it is no longer just the local gentry who take part.· On this question all social grades had taken the same line - the need to seize local gentry estates.· The rest of his men fled with the servants and the local gentry.

NOUN► family

· Nearly two-thirds of the town's 36 property qualifications were owned by a Warwickshire gentry family, the Goughs of Edgbaston.· Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members.· The most sought after positions were at the front, where the gentry families had their seats.

VERB► land

· It was the natural choice for the landed gentry and a symbol of aspiration for wealthy businessmen.· Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► landed gentry/family/nobility

But it certainly suited the dominant landed gentry to interpret him in that way.
For the landed nobility, the impact of Emancipation was deeply disturbing.
It was built originally by one of the old wool merchants, who wanted to establish his family as landed gentry.
Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income.
The landed gentry planted for their grandchildren avenues of hardwood that they themselves would never see.
The landed nobility provided tsarism with a perilously narrow social base.
The King appointed them to high offices of state, which the aristocracy and landed gentry considered to be their prerogative.
The main burden borne by the peasantry remained that of the State and the landed nobility.

单词	gentry
释义	gentrygen‧try /ˈdʒentri/ noun [plural] old-fashioned Word Origin WORD ORIGINgentry Origin: 1300-1400 Old French genterise, gentelise, from gentil; ➔ GENTLE Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Minna was with us and the local gentry were kind. More valuable, and usually more visible, were the regional gentry attracted to the duke's service. Nearly two-thirds of the town's 36 property qualifications were owned by a Warwickshire gentry family, the Goughs of Edgbaston. Nor did he have to worry for long about hostility on the part of the gentry. Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members. Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income. The Nottingham bank attracted the business of neighbouring nobility and gentry as well as that of local hosiery manufacturers and traders. word sets WORD SETS► Sociology abdicate, verbaffirmative action, nounage discrimination, nounageism, nounalienation, nounalmshouse, nounbackground, nounbeatnik, nounbeggar, nounbetterment, nounbirthrate, nounbohemian, adjectivebondage, nouncarer, nouncaretaker, nouncase work, nouncaste, nouncity planning, nouncommoner, nounconditioning, nounconsumer society, nounculture, noundisease, noundosser, noundoss house, noundown-and-out, noundownwardly mobile, adjectiveeuthanasia, nounformative, adjectivegenteel, adjectivegentlefolk, noungentleman, noungentlewoman, noungentry, noungeriatric, adjectivegerontology, noungrey, adjectivehermit, nounhierarchy, nounhippie, nounHonourable, adjectiveindependence, nounindustrialism, nouninequality, nouninfrastructure, nouninner city, nouninstitution, nouninstitutionalize, verbintegrate, verbliteracy, nounlower class, nounlow life, nounmatrix, nounmeritocracy, nounmobile, adjectivemores, nounmortality, nounNew Age traveller, nounorder, nounoutreach, nounpatriarchy, nounpecking order, nounpeer pressure, nounpetty bourgeois, adjectiveplebeian, nounpolitics, nounprogress, nounrank, nounreaction, nounrear, verbreceive, verbredneck, nounrevolution, nounsecularism, nounservice, nounsexual, adjectivesister, nounslave, nounslavery, nounsnowbird, nounsocial, adjectivesocial, nounsocialization, nounsocial science, nounsocial studies, nounsocial work, nounsocial worker, nounsociety, nounsocio-, prefixsocioeconomic, adjectivesoup kitchen, nounstratified, adjectivestratum, nounstreet people, nounsubgroup, nounsuburbanite, nounsuburbia, nounsupport group, nountownie, nountown meeting, nountown planning, nountownspeople, nountramp, noununattached, adjectiveuncle, noununconventional, adjectiveunderclass, nounupwardly mobile, adjectivewhite-collar, adjectiveworking class, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► landed gentry a member of the landed gentry (=gentry who own land) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► landed · The landed gentry planted for their grandchildren avenues of hardwood that they themselves would never see.· The King appointed them to high offices of state, which the aristocracy and landed gentry considered to be their prerogative.· But it certainly suited the dominant landed gentry to interpret him in that way.· It was built originally by one of the old wool merchants, who wanted to establish his family as landed gentry.· There were twenty-one knights, but these too were more often lawyers, merchants and colonial administrators rather than landed gentry.· Parliament remained dominated by the aristocracy and by the landed gentry.· The landed gentry abandoned the parish, selling off their land to speculative developers. ► local · Minna was with us and the local gentry were kind.· They relied heavily on the readiness of the local aristocracy and gentry to go along with them.· The traditional founts of charity, the church and the local gentry, had dried up.· Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members.· The race has changed in that it is no longer just the local gentry who take part.· On this question all social grades had taken the same line - the need to seize local gentry estates.· The rest of his men fled with the servants and the local gentry. NOUN► family · Nearly two-thirds of the town's 36 property qualifications were owned by a Warwickshire gentry family, the Goughs of Edgbaston.· Other local gentry families were less fortunate in overcoming the crisis produced by some of their members.· The most sought after positions were at the front, where the gentry families had their seats. VERB► land · It was the natural choice for the landed gentry and a symbol of aspiration for wealthy businessmen.· Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► landed gentry/family/nobility But it certainly suited the dominant landed gentry to interpret him in that way. For the landed nobility, the impact of Emancipation was deeply disturbing. It was built originally by one of the old wool merchants, who wanted to establish his family as landed gentry. Redmond is Harry Trench, a new doctor and youngest son of landed gentry with a small investment income. The landed gentry planted for their grandchildren avenues of hardwood that they themselves would never see. The landed nobility provided tsarism with a perilously narrow social base. The King appointed them to high offices of state, which the aristocracy and landed gentry considered to be their prerogative. The main burden borne by the peasantry remained that of the State and the landed nobility. people who belong to a high social class: a member of the landed gentry (=gentry who own land)
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