- 1烏合之眾；暴民
A rabble is a noisy, messy crowd — and the word is not kind. The speaker is looking down: these people are loud, not organised, and (in the speaker’s mind) not worth taking seriously. Older writing and angry political talk still use it; in careful modern English it sounds snobbish, so many people avoid it except as part of . It can also mean ordinary poor people as a class, again with that cold look from above. Do not use it about a friendly crowd at a concert unless you mean to insult them.
組成From Middle English rablen, “to talk in a confused rush, to ramble.” The noun (a messy crowd) probably grew out of that verb: noisy talk → a noisy mass of people.
同家族的字
- rabble-rousersomeone who stirs up a rabble
- rabble-rousingspeech or acts that stir up a rabble
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
rabbleverb詞源 1/ˈɹæbəl/
- 1
To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
- 2
To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out
rabblenoun詞源 2/ˈɹæbəl/
- 1
obsoleteA bewildered or meaningless string of words.
- 2
obsoleteA pack of animals; or any confused collection of things.
- 3
A mob; a disorderly crowd.
- 4
derogatoryThe mass of common people; the lowest class of populace.
- Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, […]
rabblenoun詞源 3/ˈɹæbəl/
- 1
An iron bar used in puddling.
rabbleverb詞源 3/ˈɹæbəl/
- 1
To stir with a rabble.
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