plebeian

英 [pləˈbiːən]

美 [pləˈbiːən]

adj.  平民的; 百姓的; 下层社会的; 粗俗的; 俗鄙的
n.  下层人; 平民; 庶民

复数：plebeians　

GRE

BNC.34507 / COCA.33393

牛津词典

adj.

• 平民的；百姓的；下层社会的
  connected with ordinary people or people of the lower social classes
• 粗俗的；俗鄙的
  lacking in culture or education
  1. plebeian tastes
     庸俗的趣味

noun

• 下层人；平民；庶民
  a person from a lower social class (used originally in ancient Rome)

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （尤指历史上早期的）平民，庶民
  A person, especially one from an earlier period of history, who isplebeian, comes from a low social class.
  1. In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.
     汤姆·潘恩在18世纪90年代教育平民激进分子时论述到，如果不是为了实现王公、外交官和士兵借发起战争而使自己富有的潜在利益，人类本会生活在和谐之中。
• ADJ-GRADED 平庸的；市井的；粗俗的
  If someone describes something asplebeian, they think that it is unsophisticated and connected with or typical of people from a low social class.
  1. ...a philosophy professor with a cockney accent and an alarmingly plebeian manner...
     一口伦敦土腔、举止粗俗不堪的哲学教授
  2. He spent all day playing rackets on the beach, a plebeian sport if there ever was one.
     他一整天都在海滩玩壁球，再没有比这更不入流的运动了。

英英释义

noun

• one of the common people
  Synonym:pleb

adj

• of or associated with the great masses of people
  1. the common people in those days suffered greatly
  2. behavior that branded him as common
  3. his square plebeian nose
  4. a vulgar and objectionable person
  5. the unwashed masses
  Synonym:commonvulgarunwashed

双语例句

• At the same time, it shows perfect wisdom in common residence through description of plebeian life, and finally provides a train of thought to develop livable cities and towns.
  同时，通过对平民生活的摹写，展示平凡住居中的超凡智慧，为开发宜居城镇提供思路。
• On the Tribune Plebeian of Ancient Rome
  试论古罗马的保民官
• In the 1790s Tom Paine taught plebeian radicals that mankind would live in harmony were it not for the vested interest which princes, diplomats and soldiers had in promoting wars to enrich themselves.
  汤姆·潘恩在18世纪90年代教育平民激进分子时论述到，如果不是为了实现王公、外交官和士兵借发起战争而使自己富有的潜在利益，人类本会生活在和谐之中。
• Corresponding, it dues to a lot of unhealthy effects such as speculating in the real estate market is serious, the utilizing of land resources is unreasonable, house prices are beyond the buying abilities of plebeian inhabitants.
  相应的也产生很多不良影响，房地产市场投机严重、土地资源利用不合理、房价超出普通居民承受能力等等。
• The introduction part briefly introduces the origin of plebeian poets, field of study and significance.
  引言部分简要介绍布衣的源流，并对论文的研究范围和研究意义进行界定。
• He had gone back to his rather plebeian job.
  他又回去做他那相当低贱的工作了。
• Because iron has a plebeian temperament.
  这是因为铁元素有一种平民性。
• In the Middle-late Ming dynasty, plebeian-poet-group is a very conspicuous poets group which has a huge numbers of works and members. Tu Long firstly proposed "poetry in plebeian poet" in late Ming dynasty.
  中晚明布衣诗人是明代诗坛上一个十分引入注目的诗人群体，他们的群体成员众多，诗歌作品数量庞大，晚明屠隆首次提出了诗在布衣的观点。
• The modern Chinese literature in the market economy operation, was changed by the brim, gradually from the political, official literature into a mass-market, plebeian literature.
  在市场经济高速运转的现代中国，文学被边缘化了，逐渐从政治化、官方化的文学转变为大众化、平民化的文学。
• "It was already thronged with the craftsmen and other plebeian inhabitants of the town, in considerable numbers;"
  那地方已然挤满了数量可观的工匠和镇上的其他黎民百姓