亚洲网紅露点

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peasant

[ pez-uhnt ]

noun

  1. a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
  2. a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc.
  2. of or designating a style of clothing modeled on the folk costumes of Western cultures, especially women's full-sleeved, round-necked blouses and long, full skirts.

peasant

/ 藞辫蓻锄蓹苍迟 /

noun

    1. a member of a class of low social status that depends on either cottage industry or agricultural labour as a means of subsistence
    2. ( as modifier )

      peasant dress

  1. informal.
    a person who lives in the country; rustic
  2. informal.
    an uncouth or uncultured person
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

peasant

  1. A farmer or agricultural worker of low status . The word is applied chiefly to agricultural workers in Asia , Europe , and South America , who generally adhere to traditional agricultural practices and have little social mobility or freedom.
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别补蝉顎僡苍迟路濒颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of peasant1

1375鈥1425; late Middle English paissaunt < Anglo-French paisant, Old French 辫补茂蝉补苍迟, earlier 辫补茂蝉别苍肠, equivalent to 辫补茂蝉 country (< Late Latin 辫腻驳脓苍蝉颈蝉, equivalent to Latin 辫腻驳 ( us ) country district + -脓苍蝉颈蝉 -ensis ) + -enc < Germanic ( -ing 3 )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of peasant1

C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French 辫补茂蝉补苍迟, from 辫补茂蝉 country, from Latin 辫腻驳us rural area; see pagan
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Northern Ireland isn鈥檛 known for haute cuisine, or even for soulful peasant dishes like haggis.

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"We're treated like peasants. Like we're not good enough to live in decent homes," says Lorraine Branch, a tenant on the Nags Head Estate in east London.

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"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture," the vice-president said.

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At least he seems to know that he and his will get rolled over first when the peasants take up pitchforks, regardless of whether they deserve it, simply because they can be touched.

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He painted Tesla, a company he famously rules with nearly an iron fist, as an egalitarian workplace with "no lords and peasants," because there's no "special elevator only for senior executives."

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