stratum

英 [ˈstrɑːtəm]

美 [ˈstreɪtəm]

n.  层; 岩层; 地层; 阶层

复数：strata　

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牛津词典

noun

• 层；岩层；地层
  a layer or set of layers of rock, earth, etc.
• 阶层
  a class in a society
  1. people from all social strata
     来自不同社会阶层的人

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 社会阶层
  Astratumof society is a group of people in it who are similar in their education, income, or social status.
  1. It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society...
     这是一项影响到社会各阶层的重大工作。
  2. The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
     叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。
• N-COUNT 岩层
  Strataare different layers of rock.
  1. Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago.
     岩层中有证据表明，该地区在 15,000 年前曾经非常干旱。

英英释义

noun

• an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
  1. a good actor communicates on several levels
  2. a simile has at least two layers of meaning
  3. the mind functions on many strata simultaneously
  Synonym:levellayer
• people having the same social, economic, or educational status
  1. the working class
  2. an emerging professional class
  Synonym:classsocial classsocio-economic class
• one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

双语例句

• The stratum corneum is composed of dead cells surrounded by lipid membranes which mediate the permeability barrier.
  角质层主要由围绕脂膜分布的死细胞构成调节通透性的屏障。
• Layer bound characteristic of the mineral ore controlled by stratum and lithology being obvious.
  矿体受地层和岩性控制，具有明显的层控特点。
• Theory of key stratum in ground control.
  岩层控制的关键层理论。
• This is a stratum we must win over.
  这一阶层，我们是必须争取的。
• It means, the modern embryonic form of social stratum structure has formed.
  可以说，现代化的社会阶层结构的雏形已经形成。
• Tramps are from the lowest stratum of society.
  流浪汉来自社会最下层。
• It was an enormous task that affected every stratum of society
  这是一项影响到社会各阶层的重大工作。
• The chapter analysed two important concepts of the study of social stratification, class and stratum.
  此章主要分析了社会分层研究中的两个重要概念&阶级和阶层。
• It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century.
  它的结论是地层情况和经济关系，在英国，在她的世纪。
• The rebels came overwhelmingly from the poorest strata of rural society.
  叛乱分子绝大多数来自农村的最贫困阶层。