- 词义辨析
people, masses, mob, populace, rabble
这五个词都可指“某国或某一地区的居民”。它们的区别是:
people的意思是“人”“人们”“人民”,是最普通的词,经常是中性含义,用于大批人或不精确说明人数的场合,有时也可指少数人或精确说明人数的场合; populace的意思是“居民”“平民”,几乎唯一地指某地区的居民; masses用于指“普通群众”; mob的意思是“一群人”“乱民”; rabble的意思是“下层民众”“暴民”。例如:
The Chinese people are an industrious people.中国人民是勤劳的民族。
Nearly the entire populace turned out to listen to his speech.几乎所有的人都出来听他演说。
The masses have boundless creative power.人民群众有无限的创造力。
Streets were crowded with mobs of workers going home after work.街上挤满了一群群下班回家的工人。
The explanations of tax reforms were good enough for the rabble.对税制改革的解释对这些下层民众来说是够好的了。
people, nation, race, state, tribe
这组词都可表示“民族”。它们的区别在于:
1.race作“种族”解时,侧重人种学含义,往往包括几个民族和国家,这些民族的人民有某一相同的的自然特点(如肤色)。
2.nation指有共同的历史,使用同一种语言,居住在同一个大的地区,侧重于人民。例如:
The story is about the Indian nations in the western United States.这个故事是关于美国西部印第安民族的。
3.tribe指有共同的语言与风俗习惯,尤其是以古老生活方式生活的“部落”。例如:
Schools will help to civilize the wild tribes there.学校将有助于使那儿的野蛮部落文明化。
4.state指国家或者邦〔州〕,侧重政权。例如:
In our country, the people are protected by the state.在我国,人民受国家的保护。
That country is now an independent state.那个国家现在是个独立的国家。
They believed that the state was “above class distinctions”.他们认为国家是“超乎阶级区分之上”的。
5.people指有共同文化、共同利益或理想的一群人,强调文化和社会的统一,而不是国家和民族的统一。例如:
They will discuss giving further help to the oppressed peoples.他们将讨论给予被压迫民族更多援助。
people, person
这两个词都可表示“人”,在正式用语中persons常用来代替people。它们的区别是:
people指的是广义上的,指世间的人,大数目或数目不确定的人; person往往指的是狭义上的,指个别的人,小数目或数目确定的人。试比较:
Who are those people standing over there?
那边站着的是些什么人?
Who are those persons standing over there?
那边站着的是哪几个人?
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
来自拉丁语populus,人民,民众,词源同population,popular.
- 近义词
- clann.家族,氏族;集团,帮派;
- herdn.兽群;牧群;放牧人;<蔑>群众,民众;
- humanadj.人的;人本性的;通人情的;
- massesn.民众,劳动阶层;大量( mass的名词复数 );大多数;[物理学]质量;大量的东西;
- nationn.国家;民族;国民;政府;
- personsn.人( person的名词复数 );(语法)人称;
- racen.赛跑;竞争;人种;民族;
- triben.部落,部族;[生]族;一帮,一伙;大群;
- colonizev.建立殖民地;(动物)大批繁殖,(植物)大批生长;
- inhabitvt.居住;在…出现;填满;
- occupyv.居住;占用;占领;担任;使忙碌;占…;
- populatevt.居住于;生活于;移民于;占据;
- settlev.结束(分歧);庭外和解;结(账);(使)坐下;(使)沉降;安排好;定居;注视着;降落;
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v.
- 知识拓展
单词用法
1.表示“人”或“人们”,只用单数形式,但表示复数意义;作主语时谓语用复数。
2.表示“民族”时,为可数名词,其前可用不定冠词,也可有复数形式,如the peoples of the world世界各国人民。3.注意和person的区别:people已经是复数概念,不能再加s,而person是单数概念的人,所以可以加s.
重要短语
many people许多人;很多人;好多人
some people有些人;有人;一些人
other people其他人
chinese people中国人
- 双语例句 更多例句
I don't like the kind of people who always nose into other people's affairs.
我不喜欢总是打听别人事情的那种人.
《简明英汉词典》
The weather was so hot that three people fainted, and we had to call a doctor to bring them to life.
天气这么热,有三个人晕倒了, 我们只好请医生来将他们救醒了.
《简明英汉词典》
As people grow older, they begin to ruminate on the uncertainty of life.
随着年龄的增长, 人们开始对生活的变化无常冥思苦想.
《简明英汉词典》
Some people exterminate garden insects by spraying poison on the plants.
有些人在植物上喷撒毒剂以杀死花园内的昆虫.
《简明英汉词典》
In those remote mountains people used to farm by the slash and burn method.
那个偏僻山区,过去是刀耕火种.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Some people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine.
有的人因不准时而受到指责,这时他们唯一的过失就是把时间抠得太紧了.
《用法词典》
People considered it as an honor to pay strength and perspire for it.
大家把为大桥出的一点力,流的一点汗,当作光荣和幸福.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- logical administration and harmonious people政通人和;
- old-fashioned square table for eight people八仙桌
- abuse and oppress the people荼毒生灵;
- agree to what other people say随声附和
- short time left for aged people风烛残年;风前残烛
- people skills交际能力;人际交往能力;
- terrain is favourable and people are friendly地利人和
- Show people显示人员
- get petty advantages at the expense of other people or the state揩油
- take advantage of one's or sb else's power to bully people仗势欺人
- old people[医]不精;老;老年人;
- busy oneself with helping other people为人作嫁
- The glory of a place leads greatness to the people there地灵人杰
- shout at people right and left呼幺喝六
- Local people当地人民;
- the young people who have refined manners惨绿少年
- disabled people残疾人;
- young people青年;年轻人;小子;
- relieve the misery of the people解民倒悬
- to wish prosperity to a country and well-being to its people祝国家繁荣人民幸福;
- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- stainless adj.不锈的;不会脏的;无污点的;未被玷污的;
- teapot n.茶壶;
- library n. 图书馆;藏书楼;图书室;资料室;(书、激光唱片等的)个人收藏;系列丛书(或磁带等)程序库;函式库;程式库;软件库;
- ounce n.盎司;<口>少量,一点儿;雪豹;
- invalid adj.无效的;不能成立的;有病的;病人用的;vt.使伤残;使退役;失去健康;
- short adj.短的,短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;不足;缺乏,缺少(某种品质);(呼吸)短促,困难;少于;简略的;个子矮的;短音的;紧俏;简单粗暴adv.不足;缺少;中间(打断);未达到;不及;过早地(终止)
- Don't Stop 不要停;别停下来;别停下
- Microsoft Office 微软办公软件;
- cousin n.同辈表亲;堂兄弟(或姐妹);表兄弟(或姐妹);
- confidence n.信赖,自信;秘密;
- method n.方法;有条不紊;
- WI abbr.妇女协会;西印度群岛;Wisconsin 美国威斯康星州邮递区号;


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