英 [ˈʌpə klɑːs]
上层阶级：指社会中地位、财富、教育水平等方面处于最高层次的人群。
upper class //
集体可数名词 The upper class or the upper classes are the group of people in a society who own the most property and have the highest social status, and who may not need to work for money. 上层阶级
...goods specifically designed to appeal to the tastes of the upper class.
…为迎合上层阶级的品味而专门设计的商品。
形容词 Upper class is also an adjective. 上层阶级的
All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
他们所有人都来自富裕的上层阶级家庭。
the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
同义词： upper crust
occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
同义词： upper-class
上类
上层社会
... 中产阶级 middle class 高产阶级 upper class 富人 upper crust ...
... upper class 上流社会 upper case 大写字母 upper crust< 口>上流社会...
上等阶层，上流社会
Her novels poke fun at the upper class.
她的小说嘲弄上流社会。
All of them came from wealthy, upper class families.
他们所有人都来自富裕的上层阶级家庭。
Yet in museums, fine period rooms give only an image of the lifestyle of the upper class of that era.
然而，在博物馆里，精致的年代房只能反映那个时代上层阶级的生活方式。
A chimp could pass for upper class in gloves and a cravat.
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And they're--very interesting to read them all in a row. I'll hit some highlights. So if an upper class person, if an aristocrat has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they destroy his eye.
连着读这些法条是非常有趣的，下面我来介绍一些,突出的部分，如果上层阶层的人或者说贵族损毁,另一贵族成员的眼睛，则应毁其眼。
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Upper-middle, I mean upper class, upper-middle class,
中上阶层，我是说中上阶层，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 生活费偏高
The suspect was born in a tiny northwestern village to an upper-middle class family.
VOA : special.2010.05.08
He comes from an upper-middle class family. Neighbors in this town of 5,000 are saddened by the news.
VOA : standard.2010.05.06
Harrell's parties were initially geared toward the upper class, but his clientele is changing.
"Another problem for the game is that is has an upper class image, " continued Lloyd.
They were people like Gordon, upper class men with stiff, and usually moustachioed, upper lips.