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.
雙語例句
1. It is television's demotic style of language.
這是電視通俗的語言風(fēng)格。
來自辭典例句
2. The socioligist maintained that a demotic society would lower the nation's standards.
這個社會學(xué)家認(rèn)為平民社會會降低國家的素質(zhì).
來自辭典例句
3. Cubism was hard to read, willfully ambiguous , and yet demotic too.
立體派很難理解, 恣意地前后矛盾, 然而它卻通俗.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Losses that bring to national and demotic wealth caused by the flood are very huge.
洪水災(zāi)害給國家和人民財產(chǎn)帶來的損失是巨大的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Everything is for the Demotic Benefit Animadvert on " Bureaucracy Standard " and " Money Standard "