释义 |
grass roots \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: grass (I) + roots 1. : soil at or near the surface < ore was found at the grass roots > 2. a. : the farming and rural districts of a country as distinguished from the industrial and urban b. : the people of these districts when constituting or acting as a fundamental politico-economic group and a source of independent popular opinion 3. : the very foundation or source < attack a problem at the grass roots > : the fundamental part : basis < the grass roots of political organization > |