hoi polloi

  • n.寻常百姓;草民;乌合之众
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noun

pl.寻常百姓;草民;乌合之众
an insulting word for ordinary people

hoi polloi

频次

  • 1
    N-PLURAL 草民;乌合之众;老百姓
    If someone refers to the hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well-educated, or upper-class people.

    Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay.

    居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

noun

1
the common people generally
separate the warriors from the mass
power to the people
Synonym: multitude masses mass people the great unwashed

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  1. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay .

    居高不下的生活开支势必会把老百姓逼入走投无路的境地。

  2. Others are highly successful in non-pop genres but are remembered by the public for the one that appealed to the hoi polloi .

    而其他人虽然在流行乐以外的其它流派里取得了巨大的成功,不过,被公众记住却是因为某支媚俗的歌曲。

  3. It is not just written by the hoi polloi , it is peer-reviewed by them too .

    它不仅由大众编写,也由大众进行同行评审。

  4. Exclusive and super-exclusive The old Stork Club invented the idea of a club-within-a-club when it opened the Cub Room for celebrities to hide out from the hoi polloi .

    史托克俱乐部(StorkClub)发明了一个“俱乐部中的俱乐部”的点子。这个俱乐部会给明星大腕专门开一个房间,好让他们躲开粉丝的围追堵截。

  5. The sites essentially MySpace for millionaires promise safe havens for the affluent where they can flirt , swap advice , plan parties and find new pals without mixing with hoi polloi .

    这些网站本质上是“百万富翁的MySpace”,它们承诺为富人提供安全的避风港,在那里他们可以搭讪、交换看法、计划派对或找到新朋友,而无需和平民百姓混在一起。

  6. The realization of Confucian political ideal must depend on political authority and don 't deny existent absolute monarchy , on the contrary , Confucianists think that absolute monarchy nourish taking care of hoi polloi ' survival and order .

    儒家理想的实现并不以否定业已存在的君主的统治为前提,相反,儒家认为君主政治怀有维护民众生存与安宁的实质性目的。