英语词组the upper crust是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

the upper crust the aristocracy and upper classes. informal

☞ In Anne Elizabeth Baker's Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases (1854) 'Mrs Upper Crust' is explained as the nickname for 'any female who assumes unauthorized superiority'. The term was also current in informal American speech in the mid 19th century. The French word gratin has a similar pair of literal and metaphorical senses, being literally 'a crust of crumbs and cheese on top of a cooked dish' and metaphorically 'the highest class of society'.

词组	the upper crust
释义	the upper crust the aristocracy and upper classes. informal ☞ In Anne Elizabeth Baker's Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases (1854) 'Mrs Upper Crust' is explained as the nickname for 'any female who assumes unauthorized superiority'. The term was also current in informal American speech in the mid 19th century. The French word gratin has a similar pair of literal and metaphorical senses, being literally 'a crust of crumbs and cheese on top of a cooked dish' and metaphorically 'the highest class of society'.
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