名詞 aristocracy:

1. a privileged class holding hereditary titles
   同義詞：nobility
2. the most powerful members of a society
   同義詞：gentry

1. He married into the French aristocracy.
   他因婚姻關(guān)系躋身於法國貴族。
2. In time of aristocracy, people's fates are not in the hands of themselves.
   貴族統(tǒng)治時代人們的命運(yùn)并不掌握在自己手中。
3. Aristocracy has high social standing.
   貴族們有很高的社會地位。
4. That expert is an aristocracy of his society.
   那個專家是他所在的學(xué)會里最權(quán)威的人。

ar.is.toc.ra.cy

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ar.is.toc.ra.cies
A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
貴族：世襲統(tǒng)治階級；貴族階層

Government by a ruling class.
貴族統(tǒng)治
A state or country having this form of government.
有這種政府形式的地方或國家

Government by the citizens deemed to be best qualified to lead.
精英統(tǒng)治：由被認(rèn)為是最有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能的公民管理的
A state having such a government.
有這樣政府的國家
A group or class considered superior to others.
優(yōu)秀分子：被認(rèn)為勝過其他人的一組或一個階層

來源：
Late Latin aristocratia [government by the best]
后期拉丁語 aristocratia [精英統(tǒng)治]
from Greek aristokratia
源自 希臘語 aristokratia
aristos [best] * see ar-
aristos [最好的] *參見 ar-
kratos [power] * see -cracy
kratos [權(quán)力] *參見 -cracy