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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- caste [kɑːst]
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caste system the system or basis of such classes
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2.
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any of the four major hereditary classes, namely the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra into which Hindu society is divided Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Sudra into which Hindu society is divided - See also Brahman Kshatriya Vaisya Sudra
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the social position or rank conferred by this system
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any social class or system based on such distinctions as heredity, rank, wealth, profession, etc
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the position conferred by such a system
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n
[entomol]
any of various types of specialized individual, such as the worker, in social insects (hive bees, ants, etc)
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[Etymology]
C16: from Portuguese casta race, breed, ancestry, from casto pure, chaste, from Latin castus
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caste system the system or basis of such classes
Examples
- a self-perpetuating caste system
- 传宗接代的种姓等级制 → self-perpetuating
- 种姓制度
- caste system → 种姓
- 种姓制度所造成的影响是我们无法想像的。
- It is impossible for us to imagine the effects of the caste system. → 种姓制度
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