plebeian

英 [plə'biːən] 美 [plə'biːən]

• adj. 平民的；粗俗的
• n. 平民；粗俗的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. one of the common people

Adjective:

1. of or associated with the great masses of people;

   "the common people in those days suffered greatly"
   "behavior that branded him as common"
   "his square plebeian nose"
   "a vulgar and objectionable person"
   "the unwashed masses"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He was born of plebeian origins.
   他出身平民。
2. The plebeian education in Tang dynasty is characterized by popularity, synthesis, and usefulness.
   唐代的平民教育具有通俗性、综合性、实用性的特点。
3. This book has plebeian tastes.
   这本书有庸俗的味道。
4. Some mass media tend to please people of plebeian tastes.
   有些媒体有讨好低俗品味者的倾向。

经典引文

• Where the plebeians..peek at the aristocrats.

  出自： B. Breytenbach

• But one sort of plebeian, and that is the coward.

  出自： fig.

近反义词

【近义词】

• vulgar 通俗的
• unwashed 未洗的
• pleb 平民，庶民
• common 常见的