The fourth estate
下等社会;第四等级
🧩 词语组成解析
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
estate
[ɪ'stet]
n. 财产，遗产，房地产;个人财产;不动产权;（较高的）社会地位;
adj. （汽车）连箱的（拥有较长的车身和后门，后座后面有较大的空间）;
e出+stat站着+e强调→站出来的东西→房子等不动产
🗣️ 情景例句
I've been trying to find
我一直在寻求
My thesis is due the same week as midterms.
毕业论文截止的日期，和期中考试那一周重复。
I had not laughed since I became deaf.
我耳聋后就从来没有笑过。