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

单词	popular
释义	pop·u·lar I. \-lə(r)\ adjective Etymology: Latin popularis of the people, from populus the people (probably of Etruscan origin) + -aris -ar 1. : relevant to any of the people < popular action at law > 2. a. : of or relating to the general public : constituted or carried on by the people < its few noble horsemen … even in those days did not like popular rebellions — Tom Wintringham > < in times of popular panic … freedom of speech becomes important — Zechariah Chafee > b. (1) : of, relating to, or by the people (as of a nation or state) as a whole as distinguished from a specific class or group < choosing the president by popular suffrage rather than by majority vote of the assembly — Current Biography > < popular government > (2) : of, favoring, or involving participation by the common people as distinguished from a specific class or group < the popular party in provincial elections > < a truly popular revolution > (3) : based upon or alleged to be based upon the will of the people : involving or held to involve participation by all or the great majority of the people < the Roman constitution … was popular in form — J.A.Froude > < communist popular democracies > (4) : representing and usually chosen by vote of the common people as distinguished from a specific class or group < the House of Commons, not the House of Lords, is the popular branch of the British parliament > < electing truly popular representatives — Hindustan Times > < a popular assembly > 3. a. obsolete : being of low birth : plebeian b. archaic : having low tastes 4. a. : adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority : easy to comprehend : not abstruse, complicated, or profound : requiring no specialized knowledge or training to appreciate < publishes excellent popular and technical bulletins — American Guide Series: New York City > < drama … took on a more popular form, being frequently enacted outside the churches — O.Elfrida Saunders > < the difficulty of writing popular science — T.H.Savory > b. : suited to the financial means of the majority of people : moderate in cost : inexpensive < there was room for a weekly journal at a popular price — John Buchan > < charcoal, a popular fuel for cooking — American Guide Series: Florida > 5. : marked by attempts to gain general goodwill or to curry favor at large < the hypocritical popular first acts of the usurper > 6. obsolete : thickly inhabited : crowded, populous 7. a. : having wide or general currency especially among the rank and file : prevalent, widespread : frequently encountered or widely accepted < a popular instead of an accurate and legal conception — O.W.Holmes †1935 > < the use of … homespun medicines declines, but some of the more popular are still used — American Guide Series: Arkansas > < the popular conviction that there is a poetic vision of things — Samuel Alexander > b. : well liked or admired by a particular group or circle < campsites … are popular with deer hunters and trout fishermen — American Guide Series: Nevada > 8. : commonly liked or found pleasant or praiseworthy : approved : given general praise, enthusiasm, liking, or support < the lucidity and brevity that make a first-class popular orator — Times Literary Supplement > < book hotel reservations well in advance at all the most popular places — Richard Joseph > < triumphantly popular without the slightest effort on his own part — Elinor Wylie > 9. : originating among or composed or transmitted by the people, especially by the unlettered < for in all times and places, there have been popular arts of song, dance, storytelling — John Dewey > Synonyms: see common II. noun (-s) archaic : pop VI 1
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