plebe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pliːb/    美 /plib/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens. historical,plural-normally
    — Another the like was among the Romanes of Patricij & plebes, thone ſtriuing with thother a long time, the patricij many yeares excluding the plebes from bearing rule, vntill at laſt all magiſtrates were made cõmon [common] betweene thẽ [them]: […]
  2. The plebs, the plebeian class. historical,obsolete
    — All other roomes were free for the plebe or multitude.
  3. The similar lower class of any area. obsolete
  4. A freshman cadet at a military academy. US,slang
    — My drill master, a young stripling, told me I was not so ‘gross’ as most other pleibs, the name of all new cadets.

词形变化

plebes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pleb plebe class plebe year plebeskin
相关词
pleb plebs plebeian

词源

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.
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