Phrase
common man
普通人；平民；老百姓
An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.
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An average citizen, in contrast to the social, political or cultural elite.
普通公民,与社会、政治或文化精英相对。
普通公民,与社会、政治或文化精英相对。；平民; 白丁
In use
The common man often struggles to keep up with rising living costs.
In a democracy, the government should serve the interests of the common man.
The film tells the story of a common man who becomes a hero overnight.
the common man
用定冠词表示整体概念。
The common man often struggles with inflation.
平民常常在通货膨胀中挣扎。
a common man
不定冠词指个体。
He is just a common man with ordinary dreams.
他只是一个有平凡梦想的普通人。
common men
复数形式泛指群体。
Common men throughout history have built civilizations.
历史上的平民建造了文明。
Common mistakes
In a democracy, common mans have the right to vote.In a democracy, common men have the right to vote.
将"common man"错误地加-s变为复数。"man"的复数形式是"men"，所以"common man"的复数应为"common men"。
Common man wants a better life.The common man wants a better life.
缺少定冠词"the"。"common man"作为泛指一类人时，通常需要加定冠词"the"。
Connections
Confusing words
- commoner
- 平民 · commoner通常指与贵族相对的社会阶层较低的平民，而common man泛指社会中的普通人，不强调阶层对立。
- ordinary person
- 普通人 · ordinary person强调平凡、无特殊之处，而common man有时带有社会阶层含义。
Word family
- commoner
- 平民;普通人 · n.
- commonplace
- 平常的;普通的 · adj.
- common sense
- 常识;健全的判断力 · n.
- everyman
- 普通人;平常人 · n.
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.