English Dictionary

lower class

名詞

A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.

日本語の意味

低い収入、低い教育水準、高い失業率、およびその結果として低い社会的地位に位置付けられる人々の階級を指す。 / 社会的、経済的に恵まれていない層。

Many of the city's policies failed to address the chronic poverty faced by the lower class.

市の政策の多くは、慢性的な貧困に直面している低所得層の問題に対応できなかった。

意味（1）

A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.

The only language of the lower class is pidgin-English—quite incomprehensible to the newcomer from Great Britain, —but a large proportion of the inhabitants are highly educated men who excel as lawyers, clergymen, clerks and traders.

lower classes （ plural ）