| 单词 | 上层社会 |
| 释义 | 〔Eaton〕American socialite whose snubbing by Washington society for her rumored premarital relations with her future husband, U.S. Secretary of WarJohn H. Eaton (1790-1856), led to his resignation (1831) and discord between President Andrew Jackson and his cabinet. 伊顿，玛格丽特·奥尼尔：(1796?-1879) 美国社交界名人，因与未婚夫，美国国防大臣约翰伊顿 (1790-1856年）婚前发生的传闻，而遭到华盛顿上层社会的冷落，其夫因此辞职(1831年），并导致安德鲁·杰克逊总统和其内阁的不和 〔classical〕Of or relating to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music.高雅音乐的，古典音乐的：欧洲有教养的上层社会传统的音乐的，如交响乐和歌剧，其对立于流行音乐或民间音乐〔Forster〕British writer whose novels, such asA Room with a View (1908) and Howards End (1910), explore the emotional and moral shortcomings of England's upper classes. 福斯特，埃（德加）·摩（根）：(1879-1970) 英国小说家，其作品有《带风景的房间》 （1908年）和 《霍华德别业》 （1910年）等。其作品揭露了英格兰上层社会的感情和道德缺陷 〔jaded〕"the sickeningly sweet life of the amoral, jaded, bored upper classes"(John Simon)“不道德的、令人厌腻的、乏味的上层社会那病态的甜蜜生活”(约翰·西蒙)〔Belmont〕American socialite and suffragist who won acceptance into New York's high society through extravagant spending and entertaining. She later promoted women's suffrage and was president of the National Women's Party (1921-1933).贝尔蒙，阿尔瓦·埃特斯金·史密斯·范德比尔特：(1853-1933) 美国社会名流和主张扩大参政权者，通过奢侈的花费和款待得以进入纽约上层社会。后来她促进妇女参政并成为“美国妇女党”的主席（1921-1933年）〔Waugh〕British writer whose satirical novels, such asDecline and Fall (1928) and Vile Bodies (1930), lampoon high society. His later works, notably Brideshead Revisited (1945), reflect his interest in Roman Catholicism. 沃，伊弗琳（阿瑟·圣约翰）：(1903-1966) 英国作家，其讽刺小说，如《衰落与瓦解》 （1928年）和 《邪恶的肉体》 （1930年）讽刺了上层社会。他的晚期作品，著名的 《旧地重游》 （1945年）反映了他对罗马天主教的兴趣 〔social〕Of or relating to the upper classes.上流社会的：属于或关于上层社会的〔Arno〕American cartoonist whose satirical drawings of high society were regularly featured in theNew Yorker. 阿诺，彼得：(1904-1968) 美国漫画家，他讽刺上层社会的漫画定期显著刊载于《纽约人》 〔gentility〕Persons of high social standing considered as a group.上流社会：作为一个整体的上层社会的成员〔overclass〕The upper social stratum of society, composed of wealthy and professional people, especially when viewed as controlling society's economic power.上流社会：由富人与专业技术人员组成的上层社会阶级，尤被视为掌握社会经济力的 |
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