non-U

短语

a. 不属于上流社会的

发音

UK /nɒnˈjuː/
其它
US /ˈnɑnˈju/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.

    非正式 过时

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近义相关 2

low-class lower-class

词源

From non- + U (“characteristic of the upper classes”), coined by British linguist Alan S. C. Ross (1907–1980) in an article in 1954, and popularized by the English journalist and writer Nancy Mitford (1904–1973).

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