intelligentsia
intelligentsia
[ɪnˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛntsɪə]
noun
(一般作 the intelligentsia)[treated as sing. or pl.]
[ɪnˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛntsɪə]
noun
(一般作 the intelligentsia)[treated as sing. or pl.]
- intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence
（尤指有文化、政治影响的）知识阶层，知识界
- early 20th cent.: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Polish inteligencja, from Latin intelligentia (see intelligence)
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