Upstairs downstairs
Significado: The division between masters and servants
The class division in grand houses between the family (who lived upstairs) and servants (who worked downstairs). Now references class divide generally.
Ejemplos
- The upstairs downstairs dynamic. 主仆之间的关系la dinámica entre señores y criados主人と使用人の力関係주인과 하인의 역학 관계.
- Life was very upstairs downstairs then. 那时候主仆之间的等级分明la vida era muy jerárquica entonces当時は主人と使用人の格差がはっきりしていた당시에는 주인과 하인의 구분이 뚜렷했다.
- Still got that upstairs downstairs mentality. 仍然有那种主仆等级的心态todavía tiene esa mentalidad de señores y criadosまだ主人と使用人のような考え方が残っている아직도 주인과 하인 같은 사고방식이 남아 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: class discussion, period drama
Tono: descriptive of class division
✓ Correcto
- Upstairs downstairs divide主仆之间的鸿沟división entre señores y criados主人と使用人の格差주인과 하인의 격차
- Very upstairs downstairs非常等级分明muy jerárquicoとても階級的だ매우 주종 관계적인
✗ Incorrecto
- N/A—widely understood不适用，广为理解的表达No aplica, expresión ampliamente entendida特になし、広く理解されている해당 없음—널리 이해되는 표현
Errores comunes
- None significant
Origen e historia
From the physical layout of Victorian houses and popularized by the 1970s TV series 'Upstairs, Downstairs' about a house's family and servants.
Etimología: Upstairs (family quarters) + downstairs (servant quarters)
Primera vez registrado: Long usage, TV series 1971
Contexto cultural
Era: Victorian onwards, TV 1971
Generation: All generations
Social background: About class divide
Pop culture: Upstairs, Downstairs (TV); Downton Abbey
Regional notes: British class terminology.
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