caste

UK:  [kɑːst]

US:  [kæst]

复数：castes  

n.

1.(印度世袭的)种姓;(世袭的)阶级;等级(制度)

2.〔社〕种姓制度

3.等级制度

4.种(类)

5.社会地位

6.(昆虫的)职别〔如工蜂等〕

1 . The ancient caste system was the most obvious symbol of this idea. But it had many subtler expressions, too.
古老的社会制度是这个观念最明显的表征，但它也同时展现在许多细微的地方。

2 . And to root out of his mind the idea of caste superiority, he cleaned a pariah's house with his long and neglected hair.
为了发现自己头脑内是否有种姓优越感的想法，他用长长的，被忽视的头发清理一个贱民的房间。

3 . The Warrior Caste sent men to patrol the road, and thought the matter settled.
战士阶级的人派出了一些人去道路上巡逻，并且认为事情已经得到解决。

4 . Rao also warns the caste census may be just as vulnerable to corruption as the rest of the Indian political system.
拉奥还警告说，种姓普查或许也像印度其它政治体系一样容易腐败。

5 . So, what each one of us can do is to be non-communal: We can cease to be Brahmins, cease to belong to any caste or to any country.
因此，我们个人能做的就是成为非地方自治主义者：我们不再是婆罗门、不属于任何等级或国家。