n. 贵族们

[ noun ]
the most powerful members of a society
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Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,
nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E.
gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See {Gent},
a., {Gentle}, a.]
1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] ``Pride of
gentrie.'' --Chaucer.

She conquers him by high almighty Jove,
By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.
--Shak.

2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
restricted sense, those between the nobility and the
yeomanry. --Macaulay.

3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]

To show us so much gentry and good will. --Shak.