Definition of gentry in English:

gentry

nounˈdʒɛntriˈdʒɛntri

treated as singular or plural People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.
社会地位高的人（专指仅次于贵族阶层的人）
a member of the landed gentry
有地产的上等阶层的一员。
Example sentencesExamples
- But throughout the early modern period, men from the labouring poor, and women of all ranks below the gentry, were illiterate.
- A number of these historians have remarked on the extent to which the very fluidity of the gentry's social composition promoted its obsession with form.
- He was for the common people and against the corrupt and corrupting power of the gentry, nobility and royalty.
- There are even cellars, stables and a coach house, a hint to its previous life as a home for landed gentry, before the property was surrounded by a modern housing estate.
- The source of ruling-class opposition was a distinct sector of the class, the landed gentry, and was perfectly rational in basis.
- All this drew the nobility and gentry to the city.
- The fair days of the early years were occasions when only the gentry were in a position to buy and sell.
- Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords.
- The area became very popular with the landed gentry and a number of substantial houses were built, including Foots Cray Place, Sidcup Place and Lamorbey.
- The survival of the old elites extended to the gentry and petty nobility.
- These traps were laid to snare the bare feet of any poor poacher who dared to trespass and steal the landed gentry's game of fish.
- The dissolution of the monasteries strengthened the influence of the gentry and nobility and the shire became famous for its landed estates.
- For years, the landed gentry have striven to keep secret the payments they received from Europe.
- The landed gentry lost almost all of their power and status in the industrial revolution.
- Hundreds of thousands of people who would never consider themselves rich find they may be at risk from a tax they once associated with the landed gentry.
- The same seems clearly true of the conception of pedigree that came to loom so large in the social thinking of the gentry of the late medieval and early modern ages.
- The heritage publishing specialist is also changing the way it chooses entries to reflect that the celebrities are now more likely to be role models than the landed gentry.
- There was no striking surge of bourgeois capital into land, no great expropriation of the landed aristocracy or gentry.
- Even America has its aristocracy, the landed gentry that haunt communities like the Hamptons.
- Staying here, it's easy to imagine that you have joined a private house party with the landed gentry.
Synonyms
the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set
Indian bhadralok
informal the upper crust, the jet set, the beautiful people, the crème de la crème, the top drawer
British informal nobs, toffs
informal, dated swells

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'superiority of birth or rank'): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle¹).

Rhymes

entry, sentry

Definition of gentry in US English:

gentry

nounˈjentrēˈdʒɛntri

1treated as singular or plural People of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.
社会地位高的人（专指仅次于贵族阶层的人）
a member of the landed gentry
有地产的上等阶层的一员。
Example sentencesExamples
- The landed gentry lost almost all of their power and status in the industrial revolution.
- The fair days of the early years were occasions when only the gentry were in a position to buy and sell.
- Staying here, it's easy to imagine that you have joined a private house party with the landed gentry.
- Hundreds of thousands of people who would never consider themselves rich find they may be at risk from a tax they once associated with the landed gentry.
- Even America has its aristocracy, the landed gentry that haunt communities like the Hamptons.
- But throughout the early modern period, men from the labouring poor, and women of all ranks below the gentry, were illiterate.
- The survival of the old elites extended to the gentry and petty nobility.
- Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords.
- There was no striking surge of bourgeois capital into land, no great expropriation of the landed aristocracy or gentry.
- He was for the common people and against the corrupt and corrupting power of the gentry, nobility and royalty.
- The same seems clearly true of the conception of pedigree that came to loom so large in the social thinking of the gentry of the late medieval and early modern ages.
- There are even cellars, stables and a coach house, a hint to its previous life as a home for landed gentry, before the property was surrounded by a modern housing estate.
- The area became very popular with the landed gentry and a number of substantial houses were built, including Foots Cray Place, Sidcup Place and Lamorbey.
- A number of these historians have remarked on the extent to which the very fluidity of the gentry's social composition promoted its obsession with form.
- For years, the landed gentry have striven to keep secret the payments they received from Europe.
- All this drew the nobility and gentry to the city.
- These traps were laid to snare the bare feet of any poor poacher who dared to trespass and steal the landed gentry's game of fish.
- The source of ruling-class opposition was a distinct sector of the class, the landed gentry, and was perfectly rational in basis.
- The heritage publishing specialist is also changing the way it chooses entries to reflect that the celebrities are now more likely to be role models than the landed gentry.
- The dissolution of the monasteries strengthened the influence of the gentry and nobility and the shire became famous for its landed estates.
Synonyms
the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set
1. 1.1US with adjective People of a specified class or group.
  〈贬或幽默〉特定种类的人
  a New Orleans family of Creole gentry
  Example sentencesExamples
  The retailers served the urban gentry directly and were well placed to see such a marketing opportunity.
  They were mostly shop-owners, catering to the tastes of the Creole gentry.
  Born to a poor family of Burgundian gentry, he served as a cadet under Condé during the Fronde and was promptly captured.
  According to the book Southampton's resurgence was sparked, not by ships, imports and exports, but by Georgian gentry and their love of spas and bathing.
  New Orleans was a critical site in the slave trade, and Louisiana slaveholders epitomized much of the southern gentry.
  It stands as a reminder that the Irish Catholic gentry had stood for civility in history in ways beyond the reach of English squires.
  The car looks cool, and the Cross Country model appeals to the exurban gentry, but that's about it.
  Although well disassociated from the taint of trade, my family was country gentry.
  TVG is one of the best things going for the racing gentry these days.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle).

词汇	gentry
释义	Definition of gentry in English: gentry nounˈdʒɛntriˈdʒɛntri treated as singular or plural People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth. 社会地位高的人（专指仅次于贵族阶层的人） a member of the landed gentry 有地产的上等阶层的一员。 Example sentencesExamples But throughout the early modern period, men from the labouring poor, and women of all ranks below the gentry, were illiterate. A number of these historians have remarked on the extent to which the very fluidity of the gentry's social composition promoted its obsession with form. He was for the common people and against the corrupt and corrupting power of the gentry, nobility and royalty. There are even cellars, stables and a coach house, a hint to its previous life as a home for landed gentry, before the property was surrounded by a modern housing estate. The source of ruling-class opposition was a distinct sector of the class, the landed gentry, and was perfectly rational in basis. All this drew the nobility and gentry to the city. The fair days of the early years were occasions when only the gentry were in a position to buy and sell. Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords. The area became very popular with the landed gentry and a number of substantial houses were built, including Foots Cray Place, Sidcup Place and Lamorbey. The survival of the old elites extended to the gentry and petty nobility. These traps were laid to snare the bare feet of any poor poacher who dared to trespass and steal the landed gentry's game of fish. The dissolution of the monasteries strengthened the influence of the gentry and nobility and the shire became famous for its landed estates. For years, the landed gentry have striven to keep secret the payments they received from Europe. The landed gentry lost almost all of their power and status in the industrial revolution. Hundreds of thousands of people who would never consider themselves rich find they may be at risk from a tax they once associated with the landed gentry. The same seems clearly true of the conception of pedigree that came to loom so large in the social thinking of the gentry of the late medieval and early modern ages. The heritage publishing specialist is also changing the way it chooses entries to reflect that the celebrities are now more likely to be role models than the landed gentry. There was no striking surge of bourgeois capital into land, no great expropriation of the landed aristocracy or gentry. Even America has its aristocracy, the landed gentry that haunt communities like the Hamptons. Staying here, it's easy to imagine that you have joined a private house party with the landed gentry. Synonyms the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set Indian bhadralok informal the upper crust, the jet set, the beautiful people, the crème de la crème, the top drawer British informal nobs, toffs informal, dated swells Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'superiority of birth or rank'): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle¹). Rhymes entry, sentry Definition of gentry in US English: gentry nounˈjentrēˈdʒɛntri 1treated as singular or plural People of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth. 社会地位高的人（专指仅次于贵族阶层的人） a member of the landed gentry 有地产的上等阶层的一员。 Example sentencesExamples The landed gentry lost almost all of their power and status in the industrial revolution. The fair days of the early years were occasions when only the gentry were in a position to buy and sell. Staying here, it's easy to imagine that you have joined a private house party with the landed gentry. Hundreds of thousands of people who would never consider themselves rich find they may be at risk from a tax they once associated with the landed gentry. Even America has its aristocracy, the landed gentry that haunt communities like the Hamptons. But throughout the early modern period, men from the labouring poor, and women of all ranks below the gentry, were illiterate. The survival of the old elites extended to the gentry and petty nobility. Dukes, duchesses, and barons made up the nobility, while the gentry consisted of knights and lords. There was no striking surge of bourgeois capital into land, no great expropriation of the landed aristocracy or gentry. He was for the common people and against the corrupt and corrupting power of the gentry, nobility and royalty. The same seems clearly true of the conception of pedigree that came to loom so large in the social thinking of the gentry of the late medieval and early modern ages. There are even cellars, stables and a coach house, a hint to its previous life as a home for landed gentry, before the property was surrounded by a modern housing estate. The area became very popular with the landed gentry and a number of substantial houses were built, including Foots Cray Place, Sidcup Place and Lamorbey. A number of these historians have remarked on the extent to which the very fluidity of the gentry's social composition promoted its obsession with form. For years, the landed gentry have striven to keep secret the payments they received from Europe. All this drew the nobility and gentry to the city. These traps were laid to snare the bare feet of any poor poacher who dared to trespass and steal the landed gentry's game of fish. The source of ruling-class opposition was a distinct sector of the class, the landed gentry, and was perfectly rational in basis. The heritage publishing specialist is also changing the way it chooses entries to reflect that the celebrities are now more likely to be role models than the landed gentry. The dissolution of the monasteries strengthened the influence of the gentry and nobility and the shire became famous for its landed estates. Synonyms the upper classes, the upper middle class, the privileged classes, the wealthy, the elite, high society, the establishment, the haut monde, the county set, the smart set 1.1US with adjective People of a specified class or group. 〈贬或幽默〉特定种类的人 a New Orleans family of Creole gentry Example sentencesExamples The retailers served the urban gentry directly and were well placed to see such a marketing opportunity. They were mostly shop-owners, catering to the tastes of the Creole gentry. Born to a poor family of Burgundian gentry, he served as a cadet under Condé during the Fronde and was promptly captured. According to the book Southampton's resurgence was sparked, not by ships, imports and exports, but by Georgian gentry and their love of spas and bathing. New Orleans was a critical site in the slave trade, and Louisiana slaveholders epitomized much of the southern gentry. It stands as a reminder that the Irish Catholic gentry had stood for civility in history in ways beyond the reach of English squires. The car looks cool, and the Cross Country model appeals to the exurban gentry, but that's about it. Although well disassociated from the taint of trade, my family was country gentry. TVG is one of the best things going for the racing gentry these days. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘superiority of birth or rank’): from Anglo-Norman French genterie, based on gentil (see gentle).
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