Elitism is the belief, or the way a place is run, that a small “best” group should have more power, money, or respect than everyone else. Schools, clubs, companies, and governments get accused of elitism when they seem to exist for that small group, and to shut other people out.

Elitism is the belief, or the way a place is runelitism指的是一種想法，或是一個地方運作的方式， that a small "best" group should have more power, money, or respect than everyone else認為一小群「最優秀的人」應該比其他所有人擁有更多權力、金錢或尊重。 Schools, clubs, companies, and governments get accused of elitism學校、社團、公司和政府會被指控搞elitism， when they seem to exist for that small group當他們看起來像是為那一小群人存在， and to shut other people out並且把其他人排除在外的時候。

It is a heavy, often critical word — the person who says it usually does not like what they see. The small group itself is the elite; elitism is the thinking or the system around them.

It is a heavy, often critical word這是一個很重、通常帶著批評意味的詞—— the person who says it usually does not like what they see說這個詞的人通常不喜歡自己看到的狀況。 The small group itself is the elite那一小群人本身叫做elite（菁英）； elitism is the thinking or the system around themelitism則是圍繞著他們的那套想法或制度。

You can talk about elitism in education, in art, in sport, in politics. It is not a compliment, and it is not a neutral school word like “high standard” — though actually, people who like high standards sometimes get called elitist whether that is fair or not.

You can talk about elitism in education, in art, in sport, in politics你可以在教育、藝術、體育、政治各個領域談elitism。 It is not a compliment這不是一句稱讚， and it is not a neutral school word like "high standard"也不是像「high standard（高標準）」那樣中性的學校用語—— though actually, people who like high standards sometimes get called elitist whether that is fair or not不過其實，喜歡高標準的人有時候也會被說成elitist，不管這樣講公不公平。