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popular 音標拼音: [p'ɑpjəlɚ] a.
流行的,通俗的;有名望的,受歡迎的;民眾的,大眾的,人民的 流行的,通俗的;有名望的,受歡迎的;民眾的,大眾的,人民的 popular adj 1: regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; " a popular tourist attraction"; " a popular girl"; " cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" [ ant: { unpopular}] 2: carried on by or for the people ( or citizens) at large; " the popular vote"; " popular representation"; " institutions of popular government" 3: representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; " democratic art forms"; " a democratic or popular movement"; " popular thought"; " popular science"; " popular fiction" [ synonym: { democratic}, { popular}] 4: ( of music or art) new and of general appeal ( especially among young people) [ synonym: { popular}, { pop}] Popular \ Pop" u* lar\, a. [ L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See { People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. " Popular states." -- Bacon. " So the popular vote inclines." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] The men commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. -- J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. [ 1913 Webster] Homilies are plain popular instructions. -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. [ 1913 Webster] The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] Such popular humanity is treason. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. [ Obs.] -- Johnson. [ 1913 Webster] { Popular action} ( Law), an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. -- Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster] 190 Moby Thesaurus words for " popular": Babbittish, Philistine, accepted, accessible, acclaimed, accustomed, admired, admitted, adored, advocated, all the rage, all the thing, amateur, applauded, approved, associated, average, backed, beloved, besetting, bourgeois, campy, celebrated, cherished, civil, collective, collectivistic, common, commonplace, communal, communistic, commutual, conformable, congregational, conjoint, consuetudinary, conventional, cooperative, coveted, cried up, current, customary, darling, dear, dearly beloved, desired, distinguished, dominant, epidemic, established, esteemed, everyday, fabled, famed, familiar, famous, far- famed, far- heard, fashionable, favored, favorite, general, generally accepted, habitual, held dear, high- camp, highly touted, hip, homely, homespun, honored, hoped- for, hot, household, in, in common, in demand, in fashion, in favor, in good odor, in style, in vogue, inexpensive, joint, kitschy, laic, laical, lay, leading, legendary, longed- for, loved, low, low- camp, low- priced, marked, mod, modern, much acclaimed, mutual, mythical, new, newfashioned, nonclerical, nonecclesiastical, nonministerial, nonordained, nonpastoral, nonreligious, normal, normative, notable, noted, notorious, obtaining, occupy, of mark, of note, ordinary, pandemic, people, pet, plebeian, pop, populate, precious, predominant, predominating, preferred, prescribed, prescriptive, prevailing, prevalent, prized, prominent, public, rampant, reasonable, received, reciprocal, recommended, regnant, regular, regulation, reigning, renowned, revered, rife, routine, ruling, running, secular, secularist, secularistic, self- governing, set, simplified, smart, social, socialistic, societal, standard, stereotyped, stock, stylish, supported, talked- about, talked- of, temporal, tenant, time- honored, traditional, treasured, trendy, understandable, universal, up- to- date, up- to- datish, up- to- the- minute, usual, vernacular, vulgar, wanted, well- beloved, well- known, well- liked, well- thought- of, widespread, wished- for, wonted |
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