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gentry 音標拼音: [dʒ'ɛntri] n. 貴族們 貴族們 gentry n 1: the most powerful members of a society [ synonym: { gentry}, { aristocracy}] Gentry \ Gen" try\, n. [ OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth, nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E. gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high- mindedness. See { Gent}, a., { Gentle}, a.] 1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [ Obs.] " Pride of gentrie." -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] She conquers him by high almighty Jove, By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship' s oath. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] To show us so much gentry and good will. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 70 Moby Thesaurus words for " gentry": Everyman, John Doe, Public, absolute, aristocracy, better sort, body politic, bona fide, citizenry, common man, commonwealth, community, community at large, cream, elite, estate, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, factual, flower, folk, folks, general public, gentility, gentlefolk, gentlefolks, hard, honest, indubitable, landed gentry, lesser nobility, men, nation, nationality, people, people in general, persons, petite noblesse, polity, populace, population, positive, public, quality, real, reliable, samurai, sincere, society, squirearchy, state, sure- enough, true, trustworthy, unaffected, undesigning, undissembled, undoubted, unfeigned, unimpeachable, unquestionable, upper class, upper classes, upper crust, veritable, very, world, you and me
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