peasantry

noun

UK/ˈpez.ᵊn.tri/
US/ˈpez.ᵊn.tri/

Definitions of peasantry noun

  1. Uncountable(不可数名词)

    The class of people, especially in the past, who worked on the land as farmers.

    (尤指过去的)农民;农民阶级

    • Historians have studied the peasantry of the region and their social structures.

      历史学家研究了该地区的农民及其社会结构。

    • Many traditional rural festivals are rooted in the culture of the local peasantry.

      许多传统的农村节日都植根于当地农民的文化。

    • The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on the European peasantry.

      工业革命对欧洲农民产生了重大影响。