elite class

基本解釋

"It's part of an elite class of giant earthquakes," said USGS geologist Brian Atwater.
美國(guó)地質(zhì)調(diào)查局的地質(zhì)學(xué)家布萊恩?阿特沃特說(shuō)：“這場(chǎng)地震屬于超級(jí)大地震中的頂尖等級(jí)。”
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When the elite class gives the appearance of only two choices on the ballot, we end up voting "against" a candidate far more times than we vote "for" someone.
當(dāng)精英階級(jí)在選票箱中只設(shè)置了兩種選擇，我們最后選擇的并不是我們支持的，更像是選掉我們反對(duì)的。
That means the commoditization of elite class at the business level.
這意味著商品化精英階層在商務(wù)層次。

Many in the country's urban elite and middle class routinely use such insults when referring to rural residents.
What else is Yale, but an elite institution intended to educate, morally and intellectually, ? potential members of a leadership class?
耶魯除了是精英學(xué)院,在道德與智能上用以教育，潛在的領(lǐng)袖階級(jí)成員之外，它還有什么職能？
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 政治哲學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
They did this because they didn't want the upper-class in Rome, who were the elite, they didn't want any one household, or any small group of households, to become too powerful.
因?yàn)樗麄儾幌肓_馬的上層階級(jí)，即精英階層，一戶獨(dú)大。
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 新約課程節(jié)選

And there is no news here: For decades, this elite class has generally cherished a sneering and jingoistic contempt for America and for American values.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy