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the populace
使用定冠词，视为单数集合名词。
The populace was outraged by the new tax.
民众对新税收感到愤怒。
平民；民众
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平民；民众
The ordinary people of a nation
The populace was outraged by the new tax.
民众对新税收感到愤怒。
一个国家的普通民众。
The common people of a nation.
一个国家或其行政区(如州、省、县)的居民。
The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).
The government's new policy was met with widespread disapproval from the general populace.
政府的新政策遭到了广大平民的普遍反对。
Access to clean water is a basic necessity for the entire populace.
获得清洁用水是全体人民的基本需求。
While the elite enjoyed luxury, the rest of the populace struggled to make ends meet.
精英们享受奢华，而其余平民却入不敷出。
使用定冠词，视为单数集合名词。
The populace was outraged by the new tax.
民众对新税收感到愤怒。
The general populace has little interest in politics.
普通大众对政治几乎没有兴趣。
后接地点表示某地的全体居民。
The populace of the capital city is diverse.
首都的民众是多元化的。
Not this
The population was angry about the new law.
Use this
The populace was angry about the new law.
误用'population'（人口）替代'populace'（平民大众）。'populace'特指某一地区的普通民众，强调平民群体；而'population'仅指人口数量，不包含社会阶层含义。
Not this
The populaces of different regions have different opinions.
Use this
The populace of different regions has different opinions.
误将'populace'当作可数名词使用复数形式。'populace'是集合名词，通常用作单数（谓语动词用单数），表示整体民众，不加-s。
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普通民众
The general populace was tired of the corruption.
普通民众厌倦了腐败。
当地居民
The local populace welcomed the new policy.
当地居民欢迎新政策。
平民百姓
The civilian populace suffered during the conflict.
冲突期间平民百姓遭受苦难。
更广泛的民众
The wider populace became more aware of climate change.
更广泛的民众对气候变化有了更多认识。
全体民众
The entire populace celebrates the national holiday.
全体民众庆祝国庆节。
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用 population（人口）记 populace：把 -ation 换成 -ce，populace 就是 population 所指的那群人——普通民众、全体居民。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、政治评论、学术写作 populace 比较正式，多用于书面语或正式场合，指普通民众或全体居民。日常口语中更常用 people 或 the public。
populace 和 populous 发音完全相同（/ˈpɒpjuləs/），是典型的同音异形词。以 -ulous 结尾的 meticulous、ridiculous、fabulous 虽然拼写相似，但重音元音不同（分别重读 /tɪ/、/dɪ/、/fæ/），并不与之押韵。popular 和 population 仅共享前缀 popul-，发音和结尾也均不同。
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