英语词汇“the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

UK old-fashioned

an imaginary person whose opinions or ideas are considered to be typical of those of ordinary British people:

The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda.

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单词	the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus
释义	English the man/woman on the Clapham omnibus UK old-fashioned an imaginary person whose opinions or ideas are considered to be typical of those of ordinary British people: The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Ordinary people community Essex girl folk grassroots Jane Doe Joe Bloggs mass mass market Middle America mortal multitude omnibus on the ground idiom popular popularly street the common man idiom the general public the hoi polloi the man/woman in the street idiom See more results »
随便看	a rung on/of the ladder a sackable/sacking offence a safe bet a safe pair of hands a scintilla of sth a scout around a scout round a sea of sth a self fulfilling prophecy a self-fulfilling prophecy a shade a shade a shadow of its former self a shadow of your former self A share a shitload of sth a shock to the system a short, five minute, ten minute walk a short, five-minute, ten-minute walk a short, five-minute, ten-minute, etc. walk a shot in the arm a shot in the dark a shot of sth a shoulder to cry on a show of hands