单词 | Brahmin |
释义 | Brahmin —Brahminic /brah min"ik/, Brahminical, adj. /brah"min/, n. , pl. Brahmin, Brahmins, adj. n. 1. Hinduism. Brahman (def. 1). 2. (esp. in New England) a person usually from an old, respected family who, because of wealth and social position, wields considerable social, economic, and political power. 3. a person who is intellectually or socially aloof. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a Brahmin: the Brahmin attitudes of a true aristocrat. [1475-85; var. of BRAHMAN] |
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