单词 | people |
释义 | people n 1 [pl v] persons 人: Were there many people at the party? 聚会上的人多吗? Some people are very inquisitive. 有些人好管闲事. streets crowded with people 挤满人的街道 He meets a lot of famous people in his job. 他在工作中常能见到许多名人. Many old people live alone. 不少老年人都独自生活. =>Usage at man1 用法见man1. 2 (a) [C] (all the persons belonging to a) nation, race, tribe or community 民族; 种族; 部落; 人民 the English-speaking peoples 说英语的民族 The Spartans were a warlike people. 斯巴达人是尚武的民族. (b) [pl v] those persons who live in a particular place or have a particular nationality 生活在某地或有某国籍的人们 the people (ie inhabitants) of London 伦敦居民 the British, French, Russian, etc people 英国人、 法国人、 俄国人. =>Usage 见所附用法. 3 the people [pl v] the citizens of a country, esp those with the right to vote 国民, 公民(尤指有选举权者) The President no longer has the support of the people. 总统已失去国民的支持. 4 the people [pl v] ordinary persons who do not have a special rank or position in society 普通人; 平民; 民众 the common people 老百姓 a man of the people, eg a politician who is popular with ordinary people 受民众欢迎的人(如受欢迎的政治家). 5 [pl v] subjects (of a king) or supporters (of a leader) (国王的)臣民; (领袖的)拥护者 a king loved by his people 受臣民爱戴的国王 His people worked hard to get him elected. 拥护他的人都为使他当选而努力.6 [pl v] (infml 口) person´s parents or other relatives 父母或亲戚 She´s spending Christmas with her people. 她与亲人一起过圣诞节. 7 (idm 习语) people (who live) in glass houses shouldn´t throw stones (saying 谚) one should not criticize others for faults similar to one´s own 住在玻璃房子里, 不要向人扔石头; 自己有错就不要批评别人. people, v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态 Tn, Tn.pr] fill (a place, an area, etc) with people; populate 使(某地)住满人; 居住於 He believes the world is peopled with idiots. 他认为世上多白痴. people, NOTE ON USAGE 用法 Compare person, persons, people and peoples. 试比较person、 persons、 people、 peoples的用法. 1 People is the most usual plural of person. *people是person最通用的复数形式. Persons is formal and mostly used in legal language. *persons较文, 主要作法律用语. 2 Person can also sound formal and is often avoided. *person有时也较文, 通常避免使用. In general statements, the sentence can be made plural 在泛指时, 此词在句中可用其复数形式 A person has the right to defend himself/People have the right to defend themselves. 人人均有自卫权. 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. 在特指时, 可以说`我看见有个人[男的/女的]骑著马'(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`种族'解时, 是单数名词(复数是peoples) The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people. 古埃及人是个令人神往的民族. the French-speaking peoples of the world 世界上说法语的民族. |
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