underclass

1. N-COUNT A country's underclass consists of those members of its population who are poor, and who have little chance of improving their situation. 底層社會(huì)[usu sing]

The basic problems of the inner-city underclass are inadequate housing and lack of jobs. 內(nèi)城裡底層人的基本問(wèn)題是沒(méi)有足夠的住房和工作。