hoi polloi

英 [ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ] 美 [ˌhɔɪpə'lɔɪ]

• n. 民众；大众

英英释义

Noun:

1. the common people generally;

   "separate the warriors from the mass"
   "power to the people"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A person who acquires one of these exclusive gems is someone who wishes to set himself apart from the hoi polloi.
   无论谁购买这独特宝石都希望自己是不同于普罗大众的。

经典引文

• They're trying to get rid of the hoi polloi and make Venice into a country club for the wealthy.

  出自：Newsweek

近反义词

【近义词】

• people 人
• mass 大量
• multitude 大量
• masses 平民
• the great unwashed 下层人民(下等社会...