respectable but shallow middle-class society

language: pt

definitions

  1. A social group characterized by adherence to conventional standards of decency and morality to maintain status, while lacking intellectual depth, emotional complexity, or genuine substance.
    pt: Classe média respeitável mas superficial

examples

  1. The novel critiques the hypocrisies of a respectable but shallow middle-class society.

    O romance critica as hipocrisias de uma classe média respeitável mas superficial.