Yet Veblen’s leisure class was not idle.

然而，凡勃伦的有闲阶级并没有闲着。

It does not mean that a wise man must belong to what we call the leisure classes.

这并不意味着智者必须属于我们所说的休闲阶层。

It is in part also a narrative of irresistible economic change which drew women into industry, created a leisure class, gave women wages and incomes, and therewith economic independence.

在某种程度上，这也是对不可抗拒的经济变革的叙述，这种变化将妇女吸引到工业界，创造了一个休闲阶层，给了妇女工资和收入，从而实现了经济独立。