Related topics: Sociology
ˌpetty ˈbourgeois (also petit bourgeois) / $ ˌ...ˈ./ adjectiveadj 1. SSCLASS IN SOCIETYpaying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions – used to show disapproval 小资产阶级的〔指过分注重社会地位和个人财物,含贬义〕
2. SSCLASS IN SOCIETYbelonging to the group of lower middle class people (属于)小资产阶级的
—petty bourgeois noun [countableC]