caste

カースト

特に南アジアで、生まれた家によって所属が決まる社会集団。

やさしい英語で： A social group, especially in South Asia, that people belong to because of their family.

• Her family belonged to a high caste.
• People from different castes attended the meeting.
• The law forbids discrimination based on caste.

よく使う表現： lower caste, upper caste, caste discrimination

カースト制度

生まれた家に応じて人々を固定された身分集団に分ける制度。

やさしい英語で： A system that divides people into fixed social groups according to the families they are born into.

• Caste shaped life in the village.
• The movement challenged the caste system.
• They discussed how caste affects access to education.

類義語： caste system

よく使う表現： caste system, caste hierarchy, abolish caste

階級、カースト

主に同じ集団の人同士で付き合う、固定された社会集団。

やさしい英語で： A fixed social group whose members mainly mix with one another.

• The officers formed a powerful caste.
• The ruling caste rarely mixed with ordinary citizens.
• These professional castes protected their own interests.

類義語： class

よく使う表現： ruling caste, military caste, privileged caste

階級、カースト

昆虫の集団内で、体の形と役割が共通する仲間。

やさしい英語で： A group of insects in a colony that share a particular body shape and job.

• These ants belong to the worker caste.
• Each caste has a different role in the colony.
• Soldier castes defend the nest against attackers.

よく使う表現： worker caste, soldier caste, reproductive caste