demotic

• adj. 通俗的，民眾的

來自PIE*da, 分開，詞源同demon. 即與神分開的，凡人。引申詞義人民的，通俗的。

demotic (adj.)

1822, from Greek demotikos "of or for the common people, in common use," from demos "common people," originally "district," from PIE *da-mo- "division," from root *da- "to divide" (see tide). In contrast to hieratic. Originally of the simpler of two forms of ancient Egyptian writing; broader sense is from 1831; used of Greek since 1927.

1. It is television's demotic style of language.

這是電視通俗的語言風格。

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2. The socioligist maintained that a demotic society would lower the nation's standards.

這個社會學家認為平民社會會降低國家的素質.

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3. Cubism was hard to read, willfully ambiguous , and yet demotic too.

立體派很難理解, 恣意地前後矛盾, 然而它卻通俗.

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4. Losses that bring to national and demotic wealth caused by the flood are very huge.

洪水災害給國家和人民財產帶來的損失是巨大的.

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5. Everything is for the Demotic Benefit Animadvert on " Bureaucracy Standard " and " Money Standard "

一切為了人民的利益—— “ 官本位 ” 、 “ 錢本位 ” 批判.

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