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

• Therefore, Zhu Xi's philosophy in Japan was annotated as every class even plebeian different ethical culture in Japanese society and took on diversity and plebeian features.
  因此，日本朱子学被具体诠释成日本社会各个层次乃至庶民的不同伦理文化，而呈现出多样性和庶民化的特点。
• His death last week at his home near Salzburg at81 left the world of music a paler, more plebeian place.
  上周，年已81岁的卡拉扬在他萨尔斯堡的家中溘然长逝，不能不使得他身后的音乐界黯然失色。
• Under Principate, the political organizations of the republic such as the Senate, Plebeian Assembly and the Magistracy led by the two consuls were preserved. However, this system is centered at a newly-emerged figure, the Princeps.
  在元首体制下，共和制的各种政治机构如元老院、人民大会、以执政官为代表的共和官僚体系仍然存在，但是在这其中居于核心地位的是新出现的元首。
• 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。
• Sima Qian and Plebeian Liu Bang
  司马迁与微时刘邦
• Though Joycean time is gone, but his everlasting works with the medium of comic sense will attract more people because comedy is born plebeian.
  尽管乔伊斯的时代已经过去，但是，他的传世作品和他的喜剧艺术仍然有待于深入解读。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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.
  在那个时代平民大众非常受罪；为他留下平民烙印的行为；他扁平而普通的鼻子；一个粗俗而讨厌的人；乌合之众。