proletariat
/ˌprəulɪˈteərɪət; ˌprolə`tɛrɪət/ n
the proletariat[Gp]
1 (sometimes derog 有时作贬义) class of (esp industrial and manual) workers who do not own the means of production and earn their living by working for wages 无产阶级; （尤指）工人阶级
The dictatorship of the proletariat is one of the aims of Communism. 无产阶级专政是共产主义的目标之一. Cf 参看 bourgeoisie (bourgeois).
2 (in ancient Rome) lowest class of citizen, owning no property （古罗马）民众中一无所有的最下层阶级.