peasant
英 ['pez(?)nt]
美['p?znt]
- n. 農民；鄉下人
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詞態變化
復數:?peasants;
助記提示
1、pais: from Late Latin pagensis "(inhabitant) of the district," from Latin pagus "country or rural district" (see pagan).
2、pais => peas- + -ant => peasant.
2、pais => peas- + -ant => peasant.
中文詞源
peasant 農民，小民
來自古法語pais,鄉村，農村，縮寫自拉丁語pagensis,鄉村居民，來自pagus,鄉村，來自PIE*pag,固定，標記，界限，詞源同page,pagan.-ant,人。
英文詞源
- peasant (n.)
- early 15c., from Anglo-French paisant (mid-14c.), Old French paisent "local inhabitant" (12c., Modern French paysan), earlier paisenc, from pais "country, region" + Frankish suffix -enc "-ing."
Pais is from Late Latin pagensis "(inhabitant) of the district," from Latin pagus "country or rural district" (see pagan). As a style of garment in fashion (such as peasant blouse) from 1953.
雙語例句
- 1. Economic reform has brought relative wealth to peasant farmers.
- 經濟改革給農民帶來了相對的財富。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He loved Gerard's peasant earthiness.
- 他喜歡杰勒德身上那種農民的樸實。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.
- 這位老農民正把稻草搓成繩子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The peasant bought a bag of chemical fertiliser in the market place.
- 這位農民在集市上買了一袋化肥.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The old peasant conjectured that it would be an unusually cold winter.
- 那老漢推測冬天將會異常地寒冷.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
