Wordiyoplebeian
🇬🇧 UK/pli'bi:әn/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A common person; in ancient Rome, a member of the ordinary citizenry
平民，庶民
adj.
Of or relating to common people; vulgar or uncultured
平民的；粗俗的，庸俗的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.plebeian class平民阶层
- 2.plebeian origins平民出身
- 3.[plebeian taste]粗俗的品味
- 4.Roman plebeian罗马平民
Example Sentences
- 1.
In ancient Rome, plebeians struggled for centuries to gain equal rights with patricians.
- 2.
The aristocrat sneered at what he called the plebeian tastes of the new rich.