1. (印度社會(huì )的)種姓，等級 A caste is one of the traditional social classes into which people are divided in a Hindu society.
e.g. Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali. 印度上層種姓多數崇拜女神時(shí)母。
2. 種姓制度;社會(huì )等級制度 Caste is the system of dividing people in a society into different social classes.
e.g. Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle... 社會(huì )等級制度主要是通過(guò)個(gè)人生活方式贏(yíng)得的社會(huì )榮譽(yù)來(lái)確定。 e.g. The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life. 種姓制度幾乎影響著(zhù)印度生活的方方面面。
caste英英釋義
noun
1. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
2. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
3. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus stratified according to ritual purity
4. social status or position conferred by a system based on class
e.g. lose caste by doing work beneath one's station