plebeian
UK/pli'bi:әn/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A commoner, especially an ordinary citizen of ancient Rome
平民（尤指古罗马的普通公民）
adj.
Relating to ordinary people; lacking refinement, common or vulgar
平民的；缺乏教养的，粗俗的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedplebfill, full
+
-ei-connector
+
-anone who, relating to
=plebeian
From Latin plēbs ('the common people') + -ian (relating to). Note: pleb- is NOT the ple 'fill' root — plēbs is a separate Latin word for the ordinary masses (opposed to the patricians, the noble class). In ancient Rome a plebeian was a commoner; the modern adjective means unrefined or vulgar.
Common Collocations
- 1.plebeian class平民阶层
- 2.plebeian origins平民出身
- 3.plebeian tastes粗俗的品味
- 4.Roman plebeian罗马平民
Example Sentences
- 1.
In Rome, plebeians long fought for rights held only by patricians.
- 2.
He dismissed the dish as plebeian and ordered something fancier.