hoi polloi

英

美 [hɔɪ 'poʊlɔɪ]

n.  寻常百姓; 草民; 乌合之众

牛津词典

noun

• 寻常百姓；草民；乌合之众
  an insulting word for ordinary people

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 草民;乌合之众;老百姓
  If someone refers tothe hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well-educated, or upper-class people.
  1. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.
     居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

英英释义

noun

• the common people generally
  1. separate the warriors from the mass
  2. power to the people
  Synonym:multitudemassesmasspeoplethe great unwashed

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