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单词 povo
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povon.

Brit. /ˈpɒvəʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɑvoʊ/
Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese povo.
Etymology: < Portuguese povo (see people n.).
In Portuguese-speaking countries and Zimbabwe: (with the) the masses, the common people, esp. those who are poor or politically oppressed (usually with plural agreement).Zimbabwe traditionally has close ties with neighbouring Mozambique, where Portuguese is the official language.
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1939 Hispania 22 381 Writers of the last few years have placed new emphasis on the popular traditions and life of the ‘povo’ and have given fresh interpretation to them.
1980 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: The Middle East & Afr. (B.B.C.) 6 Aug. ME/6490/B/6 President Banana concluded by saying: Long live the militant solidarity between the People's Republic of Mozambique and the Republic of Zimbabwe; long live the oneness of the povo of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
1989 S. Chinodya Harvest of Thorns (1990) xxiv. 180 ‘She'll have to be a lesson for all the others,’ Mabunu Muchapera hissed. ‘The povo could turn against us.’
1992 D. E. Borges Family in Bahia, Brazil, 1870–1945 31 At its lowest levels there was a large plebian rabble, including slaves, vagabonds, and the destitute poor, who might be seen as being beneath or outside the povo itself.
2000 Herald (Glasgow) 19 Feb. 13/1 All around him [sc. Mugabe] sees once-faithful followers taking off in new directions as the long-suffering povo (common people) paw the ground like bulls getting ready to charge the red flag of poverty.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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