underclass

noun
🔊/ˈʌndəklɑːs/
🔊/ˈʌndərklæs/
[singular]
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  1. a social class that is very poor and has no status社会底层;贫困阶层
    • The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.长期失业的人正形成新的贫困阶层。🔊🔊
    Topics Social issuesc2