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

• 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 text is divided into three chapters: The first chapter analysis the social background of plebeian poets in three aspects: imperial examination system, social economy and thought of Wang Yangming.
  正文部分分为三章：第一章分析中晚明布衣诗人产生的社会背景，主要从科举制度、社会经济、心学思想三个方面进行探讨。
• 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。
• He had gone back to his rather plebeian job.
  他又回去做他那相当低贱的工作了。
• The tender construction and the plebeian relating& the analysis of Chinese television drama of plebeian relating Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles in the Context of Globalization
  温情构造平实讲述解析中国平民化电视剧全球化语境下的温情演绎《千里走单骑》的审美文化分析
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because iron has a plebeian temperament.
  这是因为铁元素有一种平民性。