plebeian
用法要点
句型搭配
作为名词时,常用于描述社会阶层或群体;作为形容词时,修饰名词表示普通或粗俗的特性。
介词用法
常与介词如 'of' 或 'among' 连用,表示属于或处于平民群体中。
语域说明
多用于正式或历史语境,有时带贬义,暗示低俗或平庸,日常口语中较少使用。
基础例句
He always preferred plebeian food like fast burgers over fancy cuisine.
他总是喜欢平民食物,比如快餐汉堡,而不是高级料理。
In ancient Rome, the plebeians often struggled for more rights against the patricians.
在古罗马,平民经常为争取更多权利而与贵族斗争。
She found his jokes too plebeian and not sophisticated enough for the party.
她觉得他的笑话太粗俗,不适合这个派对。
高级例句
The historian analyzed how plebeian movements shaped early democratic institutions in Europe.
历史学家分析了平民运动如何塑造了欧洲早期的民主制度。
In marketing, targeting plebeian consumers requires strategies that emphasize affordability and practicality.
在市场营销中,针对平民消费者需要强调经济实惠和实用性的策略。
The art critic dismissed the exhibition as plebeian, lacking the refinement expected in high culture.
艺术评论家认为这次展览很平庸,缺乏高雅文化应有的精致。
高频搭配
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常见错误
plebeian 作为形容词时直接修饰名词,不需要加 'person',否则显得冗余。
plebeian 作为名词时,复数形式为 plebeians,需根据上下文使用正确单复数。
近义词辨析
common
common 更中性,指普通或常见,不带贬义;plebeian 常暗示低俗或缺乏高雅。
She has common tastes in music. (中性) vs. She has plebeian tastes in music. (带贬义)
vulgar
vulgar 强调粗俗或不雅,贬义更强;plebeian 更侧重于社会阶层或普通性,有时贬义较轻。
His vulgar jokes offended everyone. (强烈贬义) vs. His plebeian humor didn't fit the formal event. (轻度贬义)