the general public ♦︎ the masses ♦︎ the working class ♦︎ the proletariat ♦︎ the populace ♦︎ the crowd ♦︎ riff-raffThese are all words for the ordinary people in a society or country.這些詞均表示普通百姓、群衆、公衆。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the French / Russian, etc. masses / working class / proletariat / populace◆the rural / urban masses / working class / proletariat■the ˌgeneral ˈpublic [singular + singular or plural verb] ordinary people, especially when contrasted with members of a particular group or organization who have greater knowledge of or involvement in a particular situation普通百姓;公衆◆At that time, the general public was not aware of the health risks.當時,公衆對各種危及健康的因素尚不了解。◆The exhibition is not open to the general public.這次展覽不對公衆開放。 see also the public ⇨ community■the masses [plural] (ratherformal) ordinary people in society who are not leaders or who are not considered to be very well educated群衆;平民百姓◆The railways provided cheap transport for the masses.鐵路爲老百姓提供了便宜的交通方式。◆This is yet another bid to introduce opera to the masses.這是向群衆介紹歌劇的又一努力。■the ˌworking ˈclass [singular + singular or plural verb] ( the working classes [plural]) the social class of people who do not have much money or power and are usually employed to do manual work(= physical work with their hands)工人階級;勞工階層◆His films were the first to address the real issues of the working class.他的那些電影最先觸及工人階級的真實問題。◆Boxing was seen as a sport for the working classes.當時拳擊被認爲是勞工階層的運動。 see also the middle class ⇨ middle classnoun, the upper class ⇨ elitenoun, working class ⇨ working classadj., class ⇨ classnoun4■the proletariatˌprəʊləˈteəriət; NAmEˌproʊləˈteriət [singular + singular or plural verb] (technical術語) (used especially when talking about the past) ordinary people who earn money by working, especially those who do not own any property(尤用於指過去的)無産階級◆Marx wrote of the class struggle between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.馬克思描寫了資産階級和無産階級之間的階級鬥爭。◆There was a rapid growth of the industrial proletariat.工業無産階級迅速壯大。OPPthe bourgeoisie ⇨ middle classnoun see also proletarian ⇨ working class■the populaceˈpɒpjələs; NAmEˈpɑːpjələs [singular + singular or plural verb] (formal) all the ordinary people of a particular area or country(某地區或國家的)平民百姓,民衆◆He recorded the effects of the war on the local populace.他記錄了戰爭對當地民衆的影響。■the crowd [singular] (sometimesdisapproving) ordinary people who are not special or unusual in any way群衆;老百姓;凡夫俗子◆We all like to think we stand out from the crowd(= are different from other people).我們都喜歡自認爲高人一等。◆He prefers to be one of the crowd(= not noticed as different or unusual).他甯願做個凡夫俗子。◆She's quite happy to follow the crowd(= to do the same as other people).她挺願意随大溜。■ˈriff-raff [uncountable + singular or plural verb] (disapproving, oftenhumorous) an insulting way of referring to people of low social class or people who are not considered socially acceptable賤民;草民;下等人◆We don't want to let all the riff-raff in.我們不想讓下等人進來。
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