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单词 John Q. Public
释义

John Q. Public

noun

variants or less commonly John Q. or John Q. Citizen
1
: a member of the public or the community : person, citizen
just another John Q. Citizen on the road Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
2
: the public or the community personified
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public suffered no great deprivations Domestic Commerce

Word History

Etymology

from the name John + the initial Q. + public or citizen

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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