
class
词源
源自拉丁语 'classis',最初指罗马人口普查时的财产等级划分,后演变为法语 'classe',14世纪进入英语。
noun
❶ 指一群学生定期聚集在一起接受教学的组织形式,通常在学校或大学中按年级或科目划分。
“The teacher asked the class to be quiet.”
(老师要求全班保持安静。)
“She is the smartest student in our class.”
(她是我们班上最聪明的学生。)
❶ 社会阶层,指具有相似经济地位、教育背景或社会影响力的人群分类。
“She comes from a wealthy middle-class family.”
(她来自一个富裕的中产阶级家庭。)
“The book analyzes class differences in society.”
(这本书分析了社会中的阶层差异。)
❶ 质量或等级的划分,表示事物在品质、标准或类型上的分类。
“This hotel offers first-class service.”
(这家酒店提供一流的服务。)
“She bought a second-class train ticket.”
(她买了一张二等火车票。)
verb
❶ 将事物按照特定标准进行分类或归类,通常用于正式或技术性场合。
“The biologist classed the new species under mammals.”
(生物学家将新物种归类为哺乳动物。)
“These documents are classed as confidential.”
(这些文件被归类为机密。)
常见短语
in a class of its own — 形容某事物非常优秀或独特,与其他同类事物有明显区别。
“Her singing voice is in a class of its own.”
(她的歌声独树一帜。)
class act — 指表现出色、举止优雅的人或事物,常用来表达赞赏。
“The way he handled the crisis was a real class act.”
(他处理危机的方式真是优雅得体。)
world-class — 形容达到国际最高标准或水平的事物。
“The city has built a world-class stadium.”
(这座城市建造了一个世界级的体育场。)