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plebeian(adj.)

"of or characteristic of the lower class or the common people," was first used in 1560s in a Roman historical context, originates from Latin word plebeius , which means "belonging to the plebs ." Before that, it meant plebes , referring to "the populace, the common people" (as opposed to patricians, etc.). It also referred to "commonality; the mass, the multitude; the lower class" (from PIE *ple- , from the root *pele- (1) "to fill"). The word was generally used from the 1580s onwards.

该词起源时间:1560年代

plebeian(n.)

“最低阶层或普通人的成员”,1530年代,源自拉丁语 plebius “非贵族身份的人”,源自形容词,意为“普通人的”(参见 plebeian(形容词))。

该词起源时间:1530年代