Word · Frequency #35230
pleb
/pleb/
noun
平民；庶民
one of the common people
- 1.
A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
平民；社会下层阶级成员。
平民；社会下层阶级成员。；平民；庶民
In use
He called me a pleb just because I don't like fancy restaurants.
The movie star tried to act like a pleb to avoid attention.
In ancient Rome, plebs were common citizens who were not patricians.
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。
call someone a pleb
常用于贬低他人。
They called him a pleb because of his accent.
他们因为他的口音而叫他平民。
Common mistakes
He has very pleb tastes.He has very plebeian tastes.
“pleb”是名词，不能修饰名词；应使用形容词“plebeian”来修饰“tastes”。
There is too much pleb in this crowd.There are too many plebs in this crowd.
“pleb”是可数名词，不能作为不可数名词使用；表示多个平民时要用复数“plebs”。
Connections
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
Word family
- plebs
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词
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