单词 | hoi polloi |
释义 | hoi pol·loi /ˌhɔɪ pəˈlɔɪ/ noun [uncountable] ORDINARYan insulting word for ordinary people 草民,乌合之众〔侮辱性用语〕Examples from the Corpushoi polloi• They helped keep the 3,800 delegates and alternates, more than 90 percent white, from the hoi polloi.• They had little faith that the hoi polloi would very soon be using computers.Origin hoi polloi (1800-1900) Greek “the many”hoi pol·loi nounChineseSyllable insulting for Corpus ordinary word people an |
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