In Marxist thinking, the bourgeoisie are the people who own the big tools of making money — factories, companies, land, machines — and who live from that owning, as against the workers who sell their time. The word is borrowed whole from French. It names a class, not one person’s job title: we say the bourgeoisie.

In Marxist thinking在馬克思主義的想法裡， the bourgeoisie are the people who own the big tools of making moneybourgeoisie指的是擁有那些賺錢的大工具的人—— factories, companies, land, machines像是工廠、公司、土地、機器—— and who live from that owning而且是靠擁有這些東西過活， as against the workers who sell their time相對於出賣自己時間的勞工。The word is borrowed whole from French這個字整個是從法文借來的。It names a class, not one person's job title它指的是一個階級，不是某個人的職稱： we say the bourgeoisie所以會說the bourgeoisie。

Though actually, everyday English is messier. The related word bourgeois is often used more loosely, even with a little sniff, for a comfortable, conventional, middle-class taste — nice house, safe opinions — without the full theory. The noun bourgeoisie itself still belongs more to history, politics, and sociology than to ordinary chat.

Though actually不過其實， everyday English is messier日常英文用起來更亂一點。The related word bourgeois is often used more loosely相關的字bourgeois常常用得比較鬆散， even with a little sniff甚至帶點輕視的口氣， for a comfortable, conventional, middle-class taste用來形容一種舒適、傳統的中產階級品味—— nice house, safe opinions像是好房子、四平八穩的意見—— without the full theory而不帶完整的理論意涵。The noun bourgeoisie itself still belongs more to history, politics, and sociology名詞bourgeoisie本身還是比較屬於歷史、政治和社會學， than to ordinary chat而不是日常聊天會用的字。

One person of that class is a bourgeois, not a bourgeoisie.

One person of that class那個階級裡的一個人， is a bourgeois是a bourgeois， not a bourgeoisie而不是a bourgeoisie。