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

• They represent each society stratum.
  他们代表各个社会阶层。
• 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。
• And it also can remain in the stratum corneum, exacerbating irritation.
  而且它还会遗留在角质层中，加剧对肤质的刺激。
• The second migration power include buoyancy and tectonic activity, which controlled by stratum dip and faulting.
  二次运移的动力包括浮力和构造活动力，其主要影响因素是地层倾角和断裂活动强度。
• In digging the well, the men struck first a stratum of sand, then several strata of rock.
  在挖井时，他们先挖掘到一层砂，之后是几层石头。
• 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。
• Effect of elastic modulus of stratum and cement sheath on casing strength
  地层和水泥环弹性模量对套管强度的影响分析
• The permeability barrier is located in the outermost layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum.
  这层通透性屏障位于表皮的最外层-角质层。
• Let us choose a particular social stratum.
  让我们挑选某个特定的社会阶层。
• They do not constitute a separate class or stratum.
  知识分子和青年学生并不是一个阶级或阶层。