populace
英 ['p?pj?l?s]
美 ['pɑpj?l?s]
中文詞源
populace 民眾popul-,人，民眾，-ace,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- populace (n.)
- 1570s, from Middle French populace (16c.), from Italian popolaccio "riffraff, rabble," from popolo "people" (from Latin populus "people;" see people (n.)) + pejorative suffix -accio.
雙語例句
- 1. He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
- 他受到當地大部分百姓的擁護。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Many of the city's populace travel to work by subway or bus.
- 許多城市的平民都是坐地鐵或公共汽車上下班.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace.
- 作為報復, 查理六世派軍討伐布列塔尼, 奸淫殺戮平民.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. But the old man quietly faced the menacing populace.
- 只見老人面對著殺氣騰騰的群眾,神色從容.
來自名作英譯部分
- 5. They represented only a fraction of the general populace.
- 他們代表的僅是全體國民的一小部分.
來自辭典例句