| [/ˈpiːpl; ˋpipl/] n 用法:
1 [pl v] persons 人:
Were there many people at the party? 聚会上的人多吗? *
Some people are very inquisitive. 有些人好管闲事. *
streets crowded with people 挤满人的街道 *
He meets a lot of famous people in his job. 他在工作中常能见到许多名人. *
Many old people live alone. 不少老年人都独自生活. =>Usage at man1 用法见man1. 用法:
2
(a) [C] (all the persons belonging to a) nation, race, tribe or community 民族; 种族; 部落; 人民:
the English-speaking peoples 说英语的民族 *
The Spartans were a warlike people. 斯巴达人是尚武的民族.
(b) [pl v] those persons who live in a particular place or have a particular nationality 生活在某地或有某国籍的人们:
the people (ie inhabitants) of London 伦敦居民 *
the British, French, Russian, etc people 英国人、 法国人、 俄国人. =>Usage 见所附用法. 用法:
3 the people [pl v] the citizens of a country, esp those with the right to vote 国民, 公民（尤指有选举权者）:
The President no longer has the support of the people. 总统已失去国民的支持. 用法:
4 the people [pl v] ordinary persons who do not have a special rank or position in society 普通人; 平民; 民众:
the common people 老百姓 *
a man of the people, eg a politician who is popular with ordinary people 受民众欢迎的人（如受欢迎的政治家）. 用法:
5 [pl v] subjects (of a king) or supporters (of a leader) （国王的）臣民; （领袖的）拥护者:
a king loved by his people 受臣民爱戴的国王 *
His people worked hard to get him elected. 拥护他的人都为使他当选而努力.6 [pl v] (infml) person's parents or other relatives 父母或亲戚:
She's spending Christmas with her people. 她与亲人一起过圣诞节. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) people (who live) in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (saying 谚) one should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own 住在玻璃房子里, 不要向人扔石头; 自己有错就不要批评别人. people 2
v [esp passive 尤用於被动语态:
Tn, Tn.pr] fill (a place, an area, etc) with people; populate 使（某地）住满人; 居住於:
He believes the world is peopled with idiots. 他认为世上多白痴. people 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Compare person, persons, people and peoples. 试比较person、 persons、 people、 peoples的用法. 用法:
1 People is the most usual plural of person. *people是person最通用的复数形式. Persons is formal and mostly used in legal language. *persons较文, 主要作法律用语. 用法:
2 Person can also sound formal and is often avoided. *person有时也较文, 通常避免使用. In general statements, the sentence can be made plural 在泛指时, 此词在句中可用其复数形式:
A person has the right to defend himself/People have the right to defend themselves. 人人均有自卫权. When referring to a particular situation, we can say I saw someone/a man/a woman riding a horse instead of I saw a person riding a horse. 在特指时, 可以说｀我看见有个人[男的/女的]骑著马＇（英文句中可以不用person, 用someone/a man/a woman）. 用法:
3 People is also a singular noun (plural peoples) meaning `nation', `tribe' or `race' *people作｀民族＇、 ｀部落＇或｀种族＇解时, 是单数名词（复数是peoples）:
The Ancient Egyptians were a fascinating people. 古埃及人是个令人神往的民族. *
the French-speaking peoples of the world 世界上说法语的民族. |