bourgeois
/ˈbʊəʒwɑː/
EN
A person belonging to the middle class, often used to describe someone with materialistic, conventional social attitudes. As an adjective, it describes things relating to the middle class or its conventional values.
He criticized the bourgeois focus on wealth and social status over personal fulfillment.
Etymology
Bourgeois entered English in the 16th century from Middle French, which derived it from Old French borjois meaning "citizen of a borough". The Old French term itself came from Medieval Latin burgensis, from burgus meaning "fortified town".
Translations
简体中文
资产阶级,中产阶级,市侩的
繁體中文
資產階級,中產階級,市儈的
日本語
ブルジョア,中産階級,俗物
한국어
부르주아,중산층,속물
Deutsch
Bürgerlich,Bourgeois,Mittelstand
Español
burgués,clase media
Português
burguês,classe média
Français
Tiếng Việt
tư sản,trung lưu giai cấp,thị dân
Related Words
proletariatmiddle classaristocratcapitalistmaterialistic