Plebs
Slang Term
BritishAmerican
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Casual
含义: 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.
例句
- 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.
发音
用法指南
语境: snobbish, ironic
语气: dismissive, can be self-deprecating
✓ 正确说法
- 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
✗ 错误说法
- 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
常见错误
- Using seriously—very classist
起源与历史
From Latin 'plebs' (common people) as opposed to patricians. Used dismissively in English for ordinary people.
词源: Latin plebs (common people)
最早记录: Latin loan word, English usage centuries old
文化背景
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.
变体
PlebsPlebPlebby
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