middle class
noun [ S, + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˌmɪd.əl ˈklɑːs/ us/ˌmɪd.əl ˈklæs/ (also the middle classes)
中产阶级
a social group that consists of well-educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who have good jobs and are neither very rich nor very poor
The upper middle class tend to go into business or the professions, becoming, for example, lawyers, doctors, or accountants. 社会地位较高的中产阶级往往会进入商业圈或成为专业人士,如律师、医生或会计。
Compare: lower class upper classworking class noun