people
n
1 [pl v] persons 人: Were there many people at the party? 聚會上的人多嗎?
Some people are very inquisitive. 有些人好管閑事.
streets crowded with people 擠滿人的街道
He meets a lot of famous people in his job. 他在工作中常能見到許多名人.
Many old people live alone. 不少老年人都獨自生活. =>Usage at man1 用法見man1.
2
(a) [C] (all the persons belonging to a) nation, race, tribe or community 民族; 種族; 部落; 人民
the English-speaking peoples 說英語的民族
The Spartans were a warlike people. 斯巴達人是尚武的民族.
(b) [pl v] those persons who live in a particular place or have a particular nationality 生活在某地或有某國籍的人們
the people (ie inhabitants) of London 倫敦居民
the British, French, Russian, etc people 英國人、 法國人、 俄國人. =>Usage 見所附用法.
3 the people [pl v]
the citizens of a country, esp those with the right to vote 國民, 公民(尤指有選舉權者)
The President no longer has the support of the people. 總統已失去國民的支持.
4 the people [pl v]
ordinary persons who do not have a special rank or position in society 普通人; 平民; 民眾
the common people 老百姓
a man of the people, eg a politician who is popular with ordinary people 受民眾歡迎的人(如受歡迎的政治家).
5 [pl v] subjects (of a king) or supporters (of a leader) (國王的)臣民; (領袖的)擁護者
a king loved by his people 受臣民愛戴的國王
His people worked hard to get him elected. 擁護他的人都為使他當選而努力.6 [pl v]
(infml 口) person's parents or other relatives 父母或親戚
She's spending Christmas with her people. 她與親人一起過圣誕節.
7 (idm 習語) people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (saying 諺) one should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own 住在玻璃房子里, 不要向人扔石頭; 自己有錯就不要批評別人. people, v [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
fill (a place, an area, etc) with people; populate 使(某地)住滿人; 居住於
He believes the world is peopled with idiots. 他認為世上多白癡. people, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Compare person, persons, people and peoples. 試比較person、 persons、 people、 peoples的用法.
1 People is the most usual plural of person. *people是person最通用的復數形式. Persons is formal and mostly used in legal language. *persons較文, 主要作法律用語.
2 Person can also sound formal and is often avoided. *person有時也較文, 通常避免使用. In general statements, the sentence can be made plural 在泛指時, 此詞在句中可用其復數形式
A person has the right to defend himself/People have the right to defend themselves. 人人均有自衛權. When referring to a particular situation, we can say I saw someone/a man/a woman riding a horse instead of I saw a person riding a horse. 在特指時, 可以說`我看見有個人[男的/女的]騎著馬'(英文句中可以不用person, 用someone/a man/a woman).
3 People is also a singular noun (plural peoples) meaning `nation', `tribe' or `race' *people作`民族'、 `部落'或`種族'解時, 是單數名詞(復數是peoples)
The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people. 古埃及人是個令人神往的民族.
the French-speaking peoples of the world 世界上說法語的民族.
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謎語What goes on four legs in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening? 網友:witch 補充:(人)皮(peo)了p(le)
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*['pi:pl]n. 人, 人民, 民族, 平民vt. 使住滿人, 居住于【法】 人民, 平民, 公民相關詞組: People say that... go to the people
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publicadj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;