each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status
印度种姓
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members of the lower castes 下层种姓成员
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[mass noun]
a man of high caste .一个上层种姓男子。
[mass noun]the system of dividing society into such classes
种姓制度。
any class or group of people who inherit exclusive privileges or are perceived as socially distinct
特权阶层
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those educated in private schools belong to a privileged caste .那些接受私立学校教育的人属于特权阶层。
【昆】 级（某些群居昆虫中因体格不同而群栖功能亦不同的个体）。
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lose caste descend in the caste system, e.g. by having contact with a person of low caste, by eating foods regarded as unclean, or by taking employment regarded as of lower status 失去种姓地位（因与下层种姓之人接触，吃被视为不洁的食物或从事下等人的职业等而在种姓系统中地位下降） -
come to be regarded with less respect; lose status 被人轻视；丧失地位
they lost caste by moving away from the old house . 他们因搬离古宅而被人藐视
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casten.印度种姓；种姓制度；特权阶层；级
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castv.猛扔；掷；投；抛；投射；抛弃；浇铸；转向；给…分配角色；铸造
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wastev.浪费；挥霍；逐渐变虚弱；变消瘦；破坏；毁坏；流逝；被花掉；白费；未能充分（或很好）利用
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tasten.味道；味；滋味；口味；味觉；品位；感受；情趣；爱好；体会
"mid 16th cent. （in the general sense ‘race, breed’）： from Spanish and Portuguese