the bourgeoisie

noun
🔊/ðə ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː/
🔊/ðə ˌbʊrʒwɑːˈziː/
[singular + singular or plural verb]
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  1. the middle classes in society中产阶级
    • the rise of the bourgeoisie in the nineteenth century十九世纪中产阶级的兴起
    Topics People in societyc2
  2. (politics政治) the capitalist class资产阶级;资本家阶级
    • the proletariat and the bourgeoisie无产阶级和资产阶级
  3. Word Originearly 18th cent.: French, from bourgeois.