castes
['kɑ:sts]
n.
印度的社会等级( caste的名词复数 );
任何排他的社会阶层;
种姓（按照血统、阶级、财富等严格区分的社会制度）;
例句:
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Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.
印度上层种姓多数崇拜女神时母。
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He belongs to one of the highest castes.
他属于最高种姓的一种.
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The ordered suppressed castes of centuries wither here.
几百年来传为定制、严守不变的一套等级制度一到这里都冰消瓦解了.
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Children from other castes attend a school nearby.
来自WSJ
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Religion is propagated through castes of priests holding the right beliefs.
来自SA
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To date, most policies have focused on India's lower castes.
来自WSJ