"gentry" 怎么发音

word

JEN-tree

释义

A social class of people just below the nobility, often landowners or well-off, especially in historical England. It can also mean people from a higher social background who are respected in their local area.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈdʒɛntɹi/

英式英语

/dʒˈɛntɹi/

简化发音

美式

JEN-tree

英式

JEN-tree

语境中听

The gentry owned most of the land in the village.

Many members of the gentry had large houses and servants.

He married into the local gentry.

The old manor belonged to the gentry for generations.