people

/ˈpiːpl/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

人们；人；民族；人民；国民

释义与例句

n. 人们；人
human beings in general, or more than one person
  1. Thousands of people attended the open-air concert.
    数千人参加了这场露天音乐会。
  2. Some people prefer to work early in the morning.
    有些人喜欢在清晨工作。
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  1. The people next door have just moved away.
    隔壁的人刚刚搬走。
n. 民族；人民；国民
all the people belonging to a particular country, race, or community
  1. The constitution protects the rights of the people.
    宪法保障人民的权利。
  2. The two peoples have shared this region for centuries.
    这两个民族几个世纪以来一直共同生活在这个地区。
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  1. He spoke of the close ties between the British and Australian peoples.
    他谈到英国人民和澳大利亚人民之间的紧密联系。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 people 表示“人们”时本身就是复数，不能写 peoples；只有表示“多个民族”时才用 peoples。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • person 人；个人
    people 通常是 person 的复数；表示民族时，people 是可数名词，复数为 peoples。正式语境也可用 persons 表示若干个人。
    Only one person applied for the position. 只有一个人申请了这个职位。
常见搭配
  • many people 许多人
    Many people use the internet to compare prices. 许多人利用互联网比较价格。
  • ordinary people 普通人
    The policy will affect ordinary people as well as businesses. 这项政策既会影响企业，也会影响普通人。
  • people's lives 人们的生活
    Technology has changed people's lives in countless ways. 技术以无数方式改变了人们的生活。