Word · Frequency #35230
pleb
/pleb/
noun
平民;庶民
核心释义
one of the common people
- 1.
平民;社会下层阶级成员。
A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
平民;社会下层阶级成员。;平民;庶民
用法In use
He called me a pleb just because I don't like fancy restaurants.
用法提示:pleb 作名词,指普通平民,略带贬义。
The movie star tried to act like a pleb to avoid attention.
用法提示:pleb 作名词,指普通人。
In ancient Rome, plebs were common citizens who were not patricians.
用法提示:plebs 是 pleb 的复数形式,在此指平民阶层。
be a pleb
用于描述某人身份,常带贬义。
He is just a pleb.
他只是一个平民。
the plebs
表示复数群体。
The plebs were ignored by the government.
平民们被政府忽视了。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- plebeian
- 平民的;平民 · pleb 是俚语、口语化的缩略形式,而 plebeian 为正式、历史或贬义用法,且可作形容词
- plebiscite
- 全民公决 · 发音相近但意义完全不同:pleb 指人,plebiscite 指投票
词族Word family
- plebs
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
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