Populist describes a person, party, or idea that claims to stand for ordinary people — workers, shop owners, people without much money or fancy schooling — and against the rich, the highly educated, or people already in power. You will hear it most in news and politics, not in chat about everyday life.

Populist民粹的 describes a person, party, or idea描述的是一個人、政黨或想法 that claims to stand for ordinary people聲稱自己站在一般民眾這邊 — workers, shop owners, people without much money or fancy schooling像工人、店主、沒什麼錢或高學歷的人 — and against the rich, the highly educated, or people already in power而反對有錢人、高學歷的人，或已經掌權的人。You will hear it most in news and politics你最常在新聞和政治話題裡聽到這個詞, not in chat about everyday life而不是日常閒聊裡。

A populist speaker likes a simple picture: “the people” on one side and “the elite” on the other.

A populist speaker likes a simple picture民粹派的講者喜歡用一個簡單的畫面: "the people" on one side and "the elite" on the other一邊是「人民」，另一邊是「菁英」。

Though actually, the word is often not a compliment. Many writers use it as a warning: they mean someone who wins support by telling crowds what they want to hear, even when the promise is too neat for a hard problem. Both left-wing and right-wing politicians can be called populist; it is not one team’s word.

Though actually不過其實, the word is often not a compliment這個詞通常不是稱讚。Many writers use it as a warning許多作者把它當成一種警告來用: they mean someone who wins support by telling crowds what they want to hear他們指的是那種靠著告訴群眾他們想聽的話來贏得支持的人, even when the promise is too neat for a hard problem即使那個承諾對一個難題來說太過簡單漂亮。Both left-wing and right-wing politicians can be called populist左派和右派的政治人物都可能被稱為民粹派; it is not one team's word這不是哪一邊專屬的詞。

As a noun, a populist is such a person. It is a fairly formal, grown-up word.

As a noun當名詞用時, a populist is such a person指的就是這樣的人。It is a fairly formal, grown-up word這是一個相當正式、大人用的詞。