populace
- 英式英标[\'pɑpjələs]
- 美式音标[\'pɒpjʊləs]
中文词源
populace 民众
popul-,人，民众，-ace,名词后缀。
英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
- 他受到当地大部分百姓的拥护。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Many of the city's populace travel to work by subway or bus.
- 许多城市的平民都是坐地铁或公共汽车上下班.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace.
- 作为报复, 查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼, 奸淫杀戮平民.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. But the old man quietly faced the menacing populace.
- 只见老人面对着杀气腾腾的群众,神色从容.
来自名作英译部分
- 5. They represented only a fraction of the general populace.
- 他们代表的仅是全体国民的一小部分.
来自辞典例句
