ple·be·ian /plɪˈbiən/
平民,庶民,大眾(a.)平民的,一般的,普通的
Ple·be·ian a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
Ple·be·ian, n.
1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
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plebeian
adj 1: of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian
magistrate" [ant: proletarian, patrician]
2: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the
common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior
that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose";
"a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses"
[syn: common, vulgar, unwashed]
n : one of the common people [syn: pleb]