| 释义 |
polloi slang.|pɒˈlɔɪ|
[ad. Gr. πολλοί many: see hoi polloi.]
pl. (const. as sing.). A crowd, a rabble (see also quot. 1940).
1940M. Marples Public School Slang 90 Polloi (Cheltenham).., the lowest football set. 1948E. E. Cummings Let. 27 Aug. (1969) 185 A very refreshingly authentic polloi, & some good lively winds. |