caste

n. 印度的種姓制度、(排他的)社會團體

學術名詞

• 階級：生態學、生命科學、動物學
• 喀斯特：社會學
• 階層：動物學
• 種姓：地理學

英文釋義

1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class
2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
3. a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
4. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony