| 单词 | peon |
| 释义 | peon (once / 5952 pages) n Pity the poor peon. He exists at the very bottom of the food chain of servitude, beneath wage-slaves, underlings, drudges, or even minions. His boss doesn't even know he exists. Peon was a Mexican word originally, meaning an agricultural worker in servitude to his landlord. Today, peon has a more comic ring to it and is usually used in fun — though if you are a personal assistant to a tyrannical Hollywood star, for example, it's probably no laughing matter. WORD FAMILYpeon: peons USAGE EXAMPLESIf our premium rises, we're going to change category from insignificant peons who have to buy from the exchange to penalty-paying scofflaws. New York Times(Oct 25, 2016) However, in the movie’s key scene, the fearful peons decide that life under a despot might be preferable to death in a failed rebellion. New York Times(Oct 04, 2016) IQ is menaced by a surly drug lord who tells his bodyguard, “Terminate this peon with prejudice.” Washington Post(Oct 09, 2016) n a laborer who is obliged to do menial work Syn|Hyper drudge, galley slave, navvy jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor |
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