| 释义 |
class consciousness
noun[ U ]
(alsoclass-consciousness)uk /ˈklɑːs ˌkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/ us /ˈklæs ˌkɑːn.ʃəs.nəs/
the fact of clearly understanding the differences between the various social classes or that you belong to a particular social class:
She talked a lot about class consciousness and the struggle of the workers.
Most of the themes that he explores in his plays derive from his class-consciousness.
Rising class consciousness soon led to conflicts between the workers and their bosses.
A heightened class-consciousness was one of the worst aspects of postwar life.
Class consciousness is stronger among French workers than it is among American workers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Class & class-consciousness in general
anti-bourgeois
anti-snob
arriviste
bougie
gentrify
go/come down in the worldidiom
go/come up in the worldidiom
heap
petty bourgeois
pleb
plebby
plebeian
the bottom of the heapidiom
the gentry
the petite bourgeoisie
the upper crust
underclass
ungenteel
ungentrified
upper class
See also
class-conscious
|