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    petit bourgeois

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pet·it bour·geois /ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː, -bʊəˈʒwɑː $ ˌpeti bʊrˈʒwɑː, pəˌtiː-/ adjective  CLASS IN SOCIETYanother spelling of petty bourgeois petty bourgeois的另一种拼法Origin petit bourgeois (1800-1900) French “little citizen”
    pet·it bour·geois adjectiveChineseSyllable


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    petit bourgeois
    pet‧it bour‧geois /ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː, -bʊəˈʒwɑː $ ˌpeti bʊrˈʒwɑː, pəˌtiː-/ adjective
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: 'little citizen'
    another spelling of petty bourgeois


    petit bourgeoisBrE /ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpeti ˈbʊrʒwɑː/ 🔊 (also ˌpetty ˈbourgeois) noun (
    plural
    petits/petty bourgeois    )     (disapproving)     a member of the lower middle class in society, especially one who thinks that money, work and social position are very important 小资产阶级分子▸ petit bourgeois BrE /ˌpeti ˈbʊəʒwɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpeti ˈbʊrʒwɑː/ 🔊 (also ˌpetty ˈbourgeois) adjective [usually before noun]