单词	plebs
释义	plebs noun ˈplebz  ˈpleps  plural plebes ˈplē-(ˌ)bēz  ˈplā-ˌbās  1 : the general populace 2 : the common people of ancient Rome Synonyms commoners commons crowd herd hoi polloi mass millions mob multitude people plebeians populace public rank and file See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web His singing and theatrics and chariot racing offended their sense of decorum, while also garnering adoration of the plebs, threatening the precarious balance of power. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 17 June 2021 The plebs’s relative impoverishment in the wake of this would help give rise to an array of demagogues—and eventually the collapse of the Roman republic. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2021 Political and economic elites fear nothing more than the plebs of the world uniting to challenge their rule, which is what sublime solidarity aims to do. Astra Taylor, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2019 Word History Etymology Latin First Known Use 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1 plebs plural noun as in populace the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance populace people public crowd commoners plebeians millions mob mass commons multitude herd rabble cattle hoi polloi proletariat unwashed riffraff scum rank and file bourgeoisie rout trash rabblement tagrag and bobtail tag, rag, and bobtail middle class ragtag and bobtail Antonyms & Near Antonyms aristocracy elite elect cream choice pride fat pick flower society nobility pink gentry upper crust best patriciate royalty peerage gentlefolk quality A-list gentlefolks corps d'elite gentility haute monde See More
随便看	resumptively resumé resumés resupinate resupination resupinations resupine resupplied resupplier resuppliers resupplies resupply resupplying resurface resurfaced resurfacer resurfacers resurfaces resurfacing resurgam resurge resurged resurgence resurgences resurgency

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