英语词汇“plebeian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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In Roman times, the lower class of people was the plebeian class. Today, if something is plebeian, it is of the common people.

When you hear the word plebeian used to describe a form of art or taste, it means that while something is liked by a lot of people, it may not be of the highest quality or taste. Both soap operas and reality television shows have been described as plebeian forms of entertainment. A member of the plebeian class is known as a pleb, which is pronounced "pleeb."

WORD FAMILY

plebeian: plebeianly, plebeians+/pleb: plebeian, plebs

USAGE EXAMPLES

But all men -- but presidential and plebeian -- are ultimately beholden to the lifestyles of the might whorl snail.

Golf Digest(Dec 07, 2016)

And as in Rome, he wrote, in modern-day America “there is definitely a patrician class and a plebeian class” that are “at loggerheads.”

Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016)

But from Nov. 17, people will be able to visit the arched walkways where senators and plebeians once gathered.

Reuters(Nov 16, 2016)

1adj of or associated with the great masses of people

his square plebeian nose

Syn

common, unwashed, vulgar
lowborn

of humble birth or origins

2n one of the common people

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

pleb

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine

a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

common man, common person, commoner

a person who holds no title

单词	plebeian
释义	plebeian (once / 1907 pages) adjn In Roman times, the lower class of people was the plebeian class. Today, if something is plebeian, it is of the common people. When you hear the word plebeian used to describe a form of art or taste, it means that while something is liked by a lot of people, it may not be of the highest quality or taste. Both soap operas and reality television shows have been described as plebeian forms of entertainment. A member of the plebeian class is known as a pleb, which is pronounced "pleeb." WORD FAMILY plebeian: plebeianly, plebeians+/pleb: plebeian, plebs USAGE EXAMPLES But all men -- but presidential and plebeian -- are ultimately beholden to the lifestyles of the might whorl snail. Golf Digest(Dec 07, 2016) And as in Rome, he wrote, in modern-day America “there is definitely a patrician class and a plebeian class” that are “at loggerheads.” Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) But from Nov. 17, people will be able to visit the arched walkways where senators and plebeians once gathered. Reuters(Nov 16, 2016) 1adj of or associated with the great masses of people his square plebeian nose Syn common, unwashed, vulgar lowborn of humble birth or origins 2n one of the common people Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper pleb anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits common man, common person, commoner a person who holds no title
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