Word · Frequency #14746
populaces
平民；民众
populaces is the plural of populace.
The ordinary people of a nation
- 1.
The common people of a nation.
一个国家的普通民众。
- 2.
The inhabitants of a country or one of its administrative divisions (such as a state, province, or county).
一个国家或其行政区(如州、省、县)的居民。
居民；全体居民；一个国家的普通民众。；一个国家或其行政区(如州、省、县)的居民。；平民；大众
In use
The government's new policy was met with widespread disapproval from the general populace.
Access to clean water is a basic necessity for the entire populace.
While the elite enjoyed luxury, the rest of the populace struggled to make ends meet.
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。
the general populace
The general populace has little interest in politics.
普通大众对政治几乎没有兴趣。
the populace of [place]
后接地点表示某地的全体居民。
Connections
Collocations
- the general populace
- 普通民众
- The general populace was tired of the corruption.普通民众厌倦了腐败。
- the local populace
- 当地居民
- The local populace welcomed the new policy.当地居民欢迎新政策。
- the civilian populace
- 平民百姓
- The civilian populace suffered during the conflict.冲突期间平民百姓遭受苦难。
- the wider populace
- 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。
- the entire populace
- 全体民众
- The entire populace celebrates the national holiday.全体民众庆祝国庆节。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.