metropolitan elite
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk/met.rəˌpɒl.ɪ.tən eˈliːt/us/met.rəˌpɑː.lə.tən ɪˈliːt/agroupofpeoplewholiveinlargecitiesand haveeducation,money, and otheradvantages, who areseenas notunderstandingtheproblemsandviewsofordinarypeoplelivingin otherplaces:
都市精英Only the out oftouchmetropolitanelitecouldregardtheattackonourrurallifeand thedesperateplightofourfarmersas asourceofamusement.只有那些脱离现实的都市精英才可能把对农村生活的攻击和农民的绝望困境当作一种娱乐。
Class & class-consciousness in general
- anti-bourgeois
- anti-snob
- arriviste
- bougie
- gentrification
- gentrify
- go/come down in the worldidiom
- go/come up in the worldidiom
- petit bourgeois
- petty bourgeois
- pleb
- plebby
- social mobility
- the bottom of the heapidiom
- the gentry
- the petite bourgeoisie
- the upper crust
- trailer trash
- underclass
- upper class
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Towns & regions: towns, cities & villages (general)
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