英语词汇“people”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	people
例句	peoplepeople /ˈpipəl/ noun ► people men, women, and children, thought of as a group: Most people really liked the movie. People are the same everywhere - they just want a better life for themselves and their families. ➔ GRAMMAR: People is a plural noun. Don't say: Peoples are mean sometimes or People is mean sometimes. Say: People are mean sometimes. ► folks (informal) folks means the same as people. Folks is not usually used in formal writing, but is sometimes used to show that you are talking about ordinary working people: Folks in Iowa are proud to be the first to vote in the presidential primary elections. ► the public all the ordinary people in a place, not people who belong to the government or a particular organization: The information is available to the public on the website. ► population all the people who live in a particular area such as a city, state, or country: In this county, most of the population live on farms. ► society all the people who live in a country. You use society to talk about people as an organized group with a system of laws and ways of behaving: Society's views on marriage have changed a great deal in the past 50 years. ► the human race all the people in the world, thought of together as one type of living thing: Pollution is a threat to the future of the whole human race. ► humankind also mankind people in general. You use humankind or mankind especially when talking about human history or how something affects the way people will develop: Traveling into space was a great achievement for mankind. ➔ Some people think that the word mankind makes women seem unimportant, and choose to use humankind instead. ► humanity (formal) all people in general. You use humanity especially when you are talking about people's rights and living conditions: Thirty percent of humanity live in conditions of terrible poverty. ➔ see person, race1
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