单词 | popular |
释义 | popular /pop"yeuh leuhr/, adj. 1. regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher. 2. regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances: He's not very popular with me just now. 3. of, pertaining to, or representing the people, esp. the common people: popular discontent. 4. of the people as a whole, esp. of all citizens of a nation or state qualified to participate in an election: popular suffrage; the popular vote; popular representation. 5. prevailing among the people generally: a popular superstition. 6. suited to or intended for the general masses of people: popular music. 7. adapted to the ordinary intelligence or taste: popular lectures on science. 8. suited to the means of ordinary people; not expensive: popular prices on all tickets. [1375-1425; late ME populer < L popularis. See PEOPLE, -AR1] Syn. 1. favorite, approved, liked. 5. common, current. See general. |
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