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

• This evolution is stratum accumulation but not replacement.
  这种演进是“层累”式的，而并非是“替换”式的。
• It means, the modern embryonic form of social stratum structure has formed.
  可以说，现代化的社会阶层结构的雏形已经形成。
• The stratum corneum is composed of dead cells surrounded by lipid membranes which mediate the permeability barrier.
  角质层主要由围绕脂膜分布的死细胞构成调节通透性的屏障。
• Both inhibition of cell mitosis, can effectively penetrate into the stratum corneum.
  同时具有抑制细胞有丝分裂的作用，能有效地渗透进皮肤角质层。
• A layer of rock with a particular composition ( especially of fossils); for dating the stratum.
  具有特殊成分，尤其是化石的一层岩石；可用来确定地层的年代。
• Theory of key stratum in ground control.
  岩层控制的关键层理论。
• 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。
• They found a stratum of coal thick enough to be mined with profit.
  他们发现了含有厚到可以开采并获利的煤矿的地层。
• 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。