urban tribe

基本解释

Shanghai natives form an urban tribe, set apart from the rest of China by language, customs, architecture, food, and attitudes.
上海人成就了一种城市部落，在语言、习惯、建筑、饮食和姿态方面有别于中国其它地方。
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If a modest tribe moved to the city and took urban jobs, their knowledge of rare plants and so on would disappear even if they kept their language.
当一个谦恭的部族搬进了都市，干上了城里的活儿，即便他们还保留着原来的语言，他们对于那些珍稀植物和诸如此类的知识还是会消失。
The so-called Xiaozi are a distinctly Chinese urban tribe that occupies a space somewhere between the yuppies2 and hipsters3 familiar to Westerners.
所谓的小资显然是中国都市一族，介于西方人熟悉的雅皮士和嬉皮士之间。