How do you use "Plebs" in a sentence?

Called the police plebs. Thinks he's better than the plebs. Mixing with us plebs.

Plebs

Q: What does "Plebs" mean?

Ordinary people (dismissive) Common people, used dismissively. From Roman 'plebeians.' The term gained notoriety in the UK 'Plebgate' scandal.

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意味: Ordinary people (dismissive)

普通人（轻蔑的说法）

Gente corriente (despectivo)

一般人（軽蔑的）

일반인 (경멸적)

Common people, used dismissively. From Roman 'plebeians.' The term gained notoriety in the UK 'Plebgate' scandal.

普通人，轻蔑地使用。来自罗马时代的'平民（plebeians）'。这个词因英国的'平民门（Plebgate）'丑闻而广为人知。

Gente común, usado de forma despectiva. Del latín romano 'plebeians' (plebeyos). El término ganó notoriedad en el escándalo 'Plebgate' del Reino Unido.

一般の人々を軽蔑的に使う言葉。ローマ時代の「平民（plebeians）」に由来。英国の「プレブゲート」スキャンダルで悪名高くなった。

일반 서민을 경멸적으로 이르는 말. 로마의 '평민(plebeians)'에서 유래. 영국의 '플랩게이트' 스캔들로 악명이 높아졌다.

例文

Called the police plebs.
把警察叫作平民
llamó plebeyos a la policía
警察官を平民呼ばわりした
경찰을 천민이라고 불렀다.
Thinks he's better than the plebs.
觉得自己比普通人高一等
se cree mejor que la plebe
自分は庶民より偉いと思っている
자기가 평민보다 잘났다고 생각한다.
Mixing with us plebs.
跟我们这些平头百姓混在一起
mezclándose con nosotros, los plebeyos
我々庶民と交わっている
우리 같은 평민과 어울리고 있다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: snobbish, ironic

トーン: dismissive, can be self-deprecating

✓ 正しい言い方

Us plebs
我们这些平民
nosotros los plebeyos
我々庶民
우리 같은 평민
Among the plebs
在平民之中
entre la plebe
庶民の間で
평민들 사이에서

✗ 間違った言い方

Very insulting if serious
认真使用时非常侮辱人
Muy insultante si se dice en serio
本気で言うと非常に侮辱的
진지하게 사용하면 매우 모욕적임

よくある間違い

Using seriously—very classist

起源と歴史

From Latin 'plebs' (common people) as opposed to patricians. Used dismissively in English for ordinary people.

語源: Latin plebs (common people)

初出: Latin loan word, English usage centuries old

文化的背景

Era: Long usage, Plebgate 2012

Generation: All generations

Social background: Dismissive of ordinary people

Pop culture: Plebgate scandal; Plebs (TV series)

Regional notes: British especially after Plebgate.

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Posh ★★★★★ Upper class; elegant and expensive Born with a silver spoon ★★★★★ Born into wealth and privilege Keeping up with the Joneses ★★★★★ Competing with neighbours for status Rough ★★★★★ Uncouth; from a tough neighbourhood Classy ★★★★★ Stylish and sophisticated Snob ★★★★★ Someone who looks down on those of lower status