stratum

英 [ˈstrɑːtəm]

美 [ˈstreɪtəm]

n.  层; 岩层; 地层; 阶层

复数：strata　

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牛津词典

noun

• 层；岩层；地层
  a layer or set of layers of rock, earth, etc.
• 阶层
  a class in a society
  1. people from all social strata
     来自不同社会阶层的人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 社会阶层
  Astratumof society is a group of people in it who are similar in their education, income, or social status.
  1. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society...
     这是一项影响到社会各阶层的重大工作。
  2. The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
     叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。
• N-COUNT 岩层
  Strataare different layers of rock.
  1. Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago.
     岩层中有证据表明，该地区在 15,000 年前曾经非常干旱。

英英释义

noun

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
  1. a good actor communicates on several levels
  2. a simile has at least two layers of meaning
  3. the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
  Synonym:levellayer
• people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  1. the working class
  2. an emerging professional class
  Synonym:classsocial classsocio-economic class
• one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

双语例句

• Tramps are from the lowest stratum of society.
  流浪汉来自社会最下层。
• The chapter analysed two important concepts of the study of social stratification, class and stratum.
  此章主要分析了社会分层研究中的两个重要概念&阶级和阶层。
• Let us choose a particular social stratum.
  让我们挑选某个特定的社会阶层。
• This evolution is stratum accumulation but not replacement.
  这种演进是“层累”式的，而并非是“替换”式的。
• A layer of rock with a particular composition ( especially of fossils); for dating the stratum.
  具有特殊成分，尤其是化石的一层岩石；可用来确定地层的年代。
• The second migration power include buoyancy and tectonic activity, which controlled by stratum dip and faulting.
  二次运移的动力包括浮力和构造活动力，其主要影响因素是地层倾角和断裂活动强度。
• A thin layer or stratum, as of coal or rock.
  薄薄的一层或层面，如煤或岩石的。
• They do not constitute a separate class or stratum.
  知识分子和青年学生并不是一个阶级或阶层。
• Strengthens the stratum corneum cells in the fat layer to effectively resist the stimulation from sunlight and air pollution.
  增加脂肪层之角质层细胞，加强抵抗阳光和日常污浊空气带来之刺激。
• This is a stratum we must win over.
  这一阶层，我们是必须争取的。