柯林斯詞典plebeian /pl??bi??n/ (also plebian) 1. ADJ A person, especially one from an earlier period of history, who is plebeian, comes from a low social class. 平民; 庶民[usu ADJ n] 2. ADJ If someone describes something as plebeian, they think that it is unsophisticated and connected with or typical of people from a low social class. 平民的; 粗俗的[正式] [usu ADJ n] ...a philosophy professor with an alarmingly plebeian manner. ...一位擧止粗俗不堪的哲學(xué)教授。 返回 plebeian劍橋詞典belonging to a low social class 平民的;粗俗的 He used to make fun of what he called her "plebeian origins ". 他過去常拿她所謂的“平民出身”來開玩笑。 He retained a plebeian taste in food and drink . 他在喫喝上品位仍然很低俗。 返回 plebeian