If something is egalitarian, it is built on the belief that everyone is equal and should have equal rights — the same standing before the law, the same chance to speak, not extra power for the rich, for men, or for an old family name. You can have an egalitarian law, an egalitarian classroom, or a country that aims to be egalitarian.

If something is egalitarian如果某樣東西是 egalitarian（平等主義）的，it is built on the belief that everyone is equal and should have equal rights它就是建立在「人人平等、都該有平等權利」這個信念上——the same standing before the law在法律之前地位相同、the same chance to speak發言的機會相同、not extra power for the rich, for men, or for an old family name不會因為有錢、是男性、或家世顯赫就多一份權力。You can have an egalitarian law, an egalitarian classroom, or a country that aims to be egalitarian可以有 egalitarian 的法律、egalitarian 的教室、或是一個以平等為目標的國家。

As a noun, an egalitarian is a person who holds that belief.

As a noun當名詞用的時候，an egalitarian is a person who holds that beliefegalitarian 是指抱持這種信念的人。

It is a serious, rather formal word from politics and social talk, not from the playground. People often argue about whether a place is truly egalitarian: the word names the aim, and the facts may fall short. It does not only mean “everyone has the same amount of money,” though money is one fight inside the idea.

It is a serious, rather formal word這是個嚴肅、相當正式的字，from politics and social talk, not from the playground來自政治和社會議題的討論，不是操場上會用的字。People often argue about whether a place is truly egalitarian大家常常爭論一個地方是不是真的做到平等：the word names the aim, and the facts may fall short這個字講的是目標，事實不一定跟得上。It does not only mean “everyone has the same amount of money,”它不是只在講「每個人的錢一樣多」，though money is one fight inside the idea不過金錢確實是這個議題裡的一場戰場。