中文翻译与英英解释 | 短语和例子 〔希腊语〕 1.〔常冠以 the〕民众;群众。 2.老百姓,每个人。 3.〔美俚〕有钱有势的人,名流。
| | | polloi: n. pl.〔希腊语〕人民,民众。 Hoi polloi ... | |
| the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" 同义词:multitude, masses, mass, people, the great unwashed,
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Hoi polloi (, hoi polloi, “the many”), a Greek expression meaning "the many" or, in the strictest sense, "the majority", is used in English to refer to the working class, commoners, the masses or common people in a derogatory sense. Synonyms for hoi polloi which also express the same or similar contempt for such people include "the great unwashed", "the plebeians" or "plebs", "the rabble", "riff-raff", "the herd", "the proles" and "peons". |
例句与用法 | 1. | For the hoi polloi 大家都这么认为。
| | 2. | A person who acquires one of these exclusive gems is someone who wishes to set himself apart from the hoi polloi 无论谁购买这独特宝石都希望自己是不同于普罗大众的。
| | 3. | The hoi polloi of jarvies or stevedores , or whatever they were , after a cursory examination , turned their eyes , apparently dissatisfied , away , though one redbearded bibulous individual , a portion of whose hair was greyish , a sailor , probably , still stared for some appreciable time before transferring his rapt attention to the floor 二轮马车的车把式或搬运工人以及其他各类下等人都朝他们匆促地审视了一番,显然大失所望,就把视线移开了。可是,有个头发已花白了的红胡子酒鬼也许是个水手继续朝他们目不转晴地盯了好半晌,才把热切的视线移到地板上。
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