the lower middle class
noun /ðə ˌləʊə mɪdl ˈklɑːs/
/ðə ˌləʊər mɪdl ˈklæs/
[singular + singular or plural verb] (also the lower middle classes [plural])
- the class of people in society, especially in the past, between the working class and the middle class, such as office workers or shopkeepers, but not professional people
下层中产阶级：社会上的阶级，特别是过去的工人阶级和中产阶级之间的阶级，例如上班族或店主，但不是专业人士