1570s, from Middle French populace (16c.), from Italian popolaccio "riffraff, rabble," from popolo "people" (from Latin populus "people;" see people (n.)) + pejorative suffix -accio.
双语例句
1. He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
他受到当地大部分百姓的拥护。
来自《权威词典》
2. Many of the city's populace travel to work by subway or bus.
许多城市的平民都是坐地铁或公共汽车上下班.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace.
作为报复, 查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼, 奸淫杀戮平民.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. But the old man quietly faced the menacing populace.
只见老人面对着杀气腾腾的群众,神色从容.
来自名作英译部分
5. They represented only a fraction of the general populace.
