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A demagogue is a political leader who tries to win people over by stirring strong feelings rather than by careful argument — used to show . The old Greek pieces mean “leader of the people,” and in a tidy story that could sound noble. Though actually, in English now it is an insult: you are saying this person uses anger, fear, or flattery, often against some group, to climb.
A demagogueA demagogue（煽動政客） is a political leader who tries to win people over by stirring strong feelings rather than by careful argument是那種想靠激起強烈情緒、而不是靠仔細論證來拉攏人心的政治領袖 — used to show disapproval帶有貶義. The old Greek pieces mean "leader of the people,"這個字的希臘字源意思是「人民的領袖」 and in a tidy story that could sound noble照字面故事聽起來可能滿高尚的. Though actually不過其實, in English now it is an insult在現代英文裡這是一種侮辱: you are saying this person uses anger, fear, or flattery意思是這個人利用憤怒、恐懼或奉承, often against some group常常是針對某個群體, to climb來往上爬
You can also use it as a verb, a little less often: to demagogue an issue is to work that crowd-stirring trick on it. Neutral words for a popular leader are leader, politician, or ; demagogue is the sharp one.
You can also use it as a verb, a little less often也可以當動詞用，只是比較少見: to demagogue an issue is to work that crowd-stirring trick on itto demagogue an issue就是對這個議題耍那種煽動群眾的手法. Neutral words for a popular leader are leader, politician, or campaigner中性一點形容受歡迎領袖的字是leader、politician或campaigner; demagogue is the sharp onedemagogue則是比較尖銳的那個字
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
demagoguenoun/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/
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derogatoryA political orator or leader, especially in a democratic system, who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
- 1938, O'Neill, translating The Knights by Aristophanes, 424 BC, lines 191-193, A demagogue must be neither an educated nor an honest man; he has to be an ignoramus and a rogue.
- If the majority of our fellow-citizens are more susceptible to the slogans of fear and race hatred than to those of peaceful accommodation and mutual respect among human beings, our political liberties remain at the mercy of any eloquent and unscrupulous demagogue.
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historicalA leader of the people.
demagogueverb/ˈdɛməɡɑɡ/
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To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
- c. 1938, Maury Maverick, The New York Times, quoted in 1970, Richard B. Henderson, Maury Maverick: A Political Biography, page 183, I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties.
- On the subject of foreign aid, although it is a relatively unimportant economic category, it is an area of expenditure that has frequently been demagogued and has been a favorite target of politicians during tough times in the domestic economy.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。