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

• This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality.
  “高雅”的名字移到平民身上，村野的名字移到贵人身上，那样的交流只能说是平等思想激荡的后果。
• Popular Tai-language movie themes, close to the people, is a reflection of plebeian culture.
  台语电影题材通俗，贴近民众，是庶民文化的一种体现。
• Plebeian consciousness has picked up momentum in literary creation in recent years.
  近二十年的全方位改革引发了平民阶层在当代中国社会的重新聚合，平民意识在近年来的文学创作中逐渐强化。
• Sima Qian and Plebeian Liu Bang
  司马迁与微时刘邦
• I had always felt aversion to my uncourtly patronymic, and its very common, if not plebeian praenomen.
  我一向讨厌自己这个庸俗的姓，这个非常普通的名字，就算不是平民百姓的名字也罢。
• Chinese television drama of plebeian relating with its special emotion content acts an important role in the Chinese television drama fields.
  平民化电视剧以其独特的情感内涵，在中国电视领域扮演着重要的角色。
• "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
• 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。
• On the Tribune Plebeian of Ancient Rome
  试论古罗马的保民官
• Finally, the descriptions of the official doting and the plebeian canniness reflect the different judicial wisdom of the authorities and plebs.
  最后，对官吏昏聩和庶民狡黠的描写则反映出官民之间不同的司法智慧。