underclass
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A country's underclass consists of those members of its population who are poor, and who have little chance of improving their situation. 底层社会[usu sing]
The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs. 内城里底层人的基本问题是没有足够的住房和工作。
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underclass /ˈʌndəˌklɑːs/ (underclasses)
剑桥词典
- a group of people with a lower social and economic position than any of the other classes of society
下层社会；下层阶级；贫困阶层
The long-term unemployed now constitute a kind of underclass. 如今长期失业人员形成了贫困阶层。 返回 underclass