The term "new middle class" first appeared in Britain in the 1850s. "In contrast, Taiwan's middle class first appeared around the 1960s, more than 100 years later than in the West.
「新中產階級」一詞肇始於 1850 年代的英國，「相較之下，台灣的中產階級大約首次出現於 1960 年代，晚了西方國家至少一百年。