gentlefolk中文什么意思

名门世家

名门世族

• a nest of gentlefolk:    富人的巢穴

例句与用法

1. Mrs. branderton had routed our all villagers for her show of gentlefolk .
   为了显示她的上流人士身份，布兰德顿夫人把全村的人都请来了。
2. He came of somerset gentlefolk who had lost their fortune following the american revolution .
   他出身在索莫瑟的一个清白家庭里，那一家人因为追随美国革命而大倒其楣。
3. Yes , abraham . bain t you glad that we ve become gentlefolk
   “我们已经成了有身分的人了，你高兴吗？ ”
4. But there was a brisk and restless vitality about the young irishman , fresh from a country where winds blew wet and chill , where misty swamps held no fevers , that set him apart from these indolent gentlefolk of semi - tropical weather and malarial marshes
   然而，这个年轻的爱尔兰人身上有一种活跃蓬勃的生命力，新近来自一个国家，那儿的风潮湿而冰冷，那儿雾气腾腾的沼泽不会带来伤寒，这一切使他区别于这些亚热带气候下懒洋洋的上流人士和虐疾流行的沼泽地带。

英文释义

名词

1. people of good family and breeding and high social status