词汇 | great unwashed |
释义 | great unwashed Theme: ORDINARY n. most of the common people; the hoi polloi. (Always with the.)The great unwashed could probably tell us a lot about life in the big city.I usually find myself more in agreement with the great unwashed than with the elite. great unwashed noun► the great unwashed1. the proletariat. Originally derisive and jocular, now somewhat snobbish, but familiarity breeds unthinking colloquialisms UK, 1937.2. hippies. At the time, no doubt, this was seen as a literal description of long-haired counterculturists UK, 1977 |
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