gentry 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɛntri]
n . 贵族们
贵族们
gentry n 1 :
the most powerful members of a society [
synonym : {
gentry },
{
aristocracy }]
Gentry \
Gen "
try \,
n . [
OE .
genterie ,
gentrie ,
noble birth ,
nobility ,
cf .
gentrise ,
and OF .
gentelise ,
genterise ,
E .
gentilesse ,
also OE .
genteleri high -
mindedness .
See {
Gent },
a ., {
Gentle },
a .]
1 .
Birth ;
condition ;
rank by birth . [
Obs .] "
Pride of gentrie ." --
Chaucer .
[
1913 Webster ]
She conquers him by high almighty Jove ,
By knighthood ,
gentry ,
and sweet friendship '
s oath .
--
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
People of education and good breeding ;
in England ,
in a restricted sense ,
those between the nobility and the yeomanry . --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
Courtesy ;
civility ;
complaisance . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
To show us so much gentry and good will . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "
gentry ":
Everyman ,
John Doe ,
Public ,
absolute ,
aristocracy ,
better sort ,
body politic ,
bona fide ,
citizenry ,
common man ,
commonwealth ,
community ,
community at large ,
cream ,
elite ,
estate ,
everybody ,
everyman ,
everyone ,
everywoman ,
factual ,
flower ,
folk ,
folks ,
general public ,
gentility ,
gentlefolk ,
gentlefolks ,
hard ,
honest ,
indubitable ,
landed gentry ,
lesser nobility ,
men ,
nation ,
nationality ,
people ,
people in general ,
persons ,
petite noblesse ,
polity ,
populace ,
population ,
positive ,
public ,
quality ,
real ,
reliable ,
samurai ,
sincere ,
society ,
squirearchy ,
state ,
sure -
enough ,
true ,
trustworthy ,
unaffected ,
undesigning ,
undissembled ,
undoubted ,
unfeigned ,
unimpeachable ,
unquestionable ,
upper class ,
upper classes ,
upper crust ,
veritable ,
very ,
world ,
you and me
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