castenoun
（印度教的四大）种姓
any of the four main divisions of Hindu society, originally those made according to functions in society
the caste system
种姓制度
high-caste Brahmins
最高种姓婆罗门
（尤指禁止其他等级成员进入的）社会阶层，社会等级
a social class, especially one whose members do not allow others to join it
the ruling caste
统治阶层
社会等级制度
the system of dividing society into classes based on differences in family origin, rank or wealth
caste
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N-COUNT (印度社会的)种姓，等级
A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.
印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。
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N-UNCOUNT 种姓制度;社会等级制度
Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes.Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle...
社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
noun
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- in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
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- a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
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- (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus;stratified according to ritual purity
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- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
- lose caste by doing work beneath one's station
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The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life .
种姓制度几乎影响着印度生活的方方面面。
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Had our class system been replaced by a caste system ?
社会的阶级制度是否已被种姓制度取代？
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Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle
社会等级制度主要是通过个人生活方式赢得的社会荣誉来确定。
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Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali .
印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。
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The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here .
几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了。
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Honey bees have three castes for the division of labour in a hive : queens , workers and drones .
蜜蜂由于在蜂群中分工的不同，可分为三种：蜂后、工蜂和雄蜂。
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The priest caste wields considerable power in this rigidly theocratic society .
祭司阶层（priestcaste）在这个严格的神权社会中掌握着相当大的权力
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The caste system is a particular social estate system in India .
种姓制是印度社会独特的一种等级制度。
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A Tentative Analysis on the Political Function of Indian Caste System
试论印度种姓制的政治作用
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I suppose you also have a caste system in your society .
我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。
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A social system or the principle of grading society based on castes .
以种姓为基础的等级社会的社会体制或原则。
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But I see many people in first caste not so intelligent as me .
但我看见很多第一阶层的人不比我聪明。
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But people would get married in our caste too .
但是人们仍可以和我们的阶层通婚。
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You also have a caste system in england .
你们英国也有等级制度。
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The caste system is still strong in India .
种姓制度在印度仍然很牢固。
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Summary : Could caste politics give way to something more sophisticated ?
小结：种姓政治会让位于更复杂的因素吗？
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A key based on worker caste is given for the 11 species .
文中编制了11个种的工蚁分种检索表。
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Class , dominant caste and power structure in Indian village
阶级、主导种姓与印度乡村的权力结构
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The social position or status conferred by a system based on castes .
等级制度所授予的社会地位。
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The caste system is still strong in some eastern countries such as India .
种姓制度在一些东方国家如印度仍然很牢固。
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Caste System in India : Terms , Definitions and Nature
种姓的名称、定义及本质问题
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Change of the caste system under British rule
论英国殖民初期印度种姓制度的变化
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Those born into the lower caste have little opportunity to progress .
出生在低阶级的人很少有机会长进。
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It is impossible for us to imagine the effects of the caste system .
种姓制度所造成的影响是我们无法想像的。
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Also the castes were an important factor influencing the division of labour .
另外品级也是影响台湾乳白蚁群体内劳动分化的一个重要因素。
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Such economic mobility may weaken their caste identity , as could better education .
经济水平的提高也许使他们淡化了种姓身份，受到了更好的教育。
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The Caste system is the most unique factor that influenced Indian primary educational policies .
种姓制度是影响印度基础教育改革政策的最独特因素；
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The caste system is changing fast in India , and it has become more fluid .
喀斯特阶级制度在印度变得非常快，而且流动性也比较大的。
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PURITY AN DIRTY ── a Discussion of the Caste Marriage System in India
纯洁与污秽&论印度的种姓婚姻
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That night , I realized that relationships had a caste system of their own .
那天晚上，我意识到，在情感中也的确存在着阶级制度。