masses

大衆、民衆

特に富や権力を持たない、普通の人々を大きな集団として捉えたもの。

やさしい英語で： Ordinary people considered as a large group, especially those without power or wealth.

• The leader spoke directly to the masses.
• Cheap books brought literature to the masses.
• Will this new policy win support among the masses?

類義語： the public, ordinary people

よく使う表現： the masses, appeal to the masses, education for the masses

大衆、庶民

特にお金や権力が少ない、普通の人々をまとめて指す言葉。

やさしい英語で： Ordinary people, especially those with little money or power, considered as a group.

• The ruler ignored the masses.
• Cheap books made knowledge available to the masses.
• The wealthy lived far from the struggling masses.

類義語： the common people, the populace

反対語： the elite

よく使う表現： the masses, educate the masses, feed the masses

塊、集まり

物質が大量に集まってできた塊や集まり。

やさしい英語で： Large amounts or groups of material gathered together.

• Huge masses of ice blocked the river.
• Warm air masses moved across the country.
• The scan showed two masses of abnormal tissue.

使い方： masses of something (Dense masses of cloud covered the mountain.)

類義語： lumps, bodies

よく使う表現： masses of something, air masses, dense masses

大衆、民衆

ある社会にいるすべての人を、ひとまとまりとして捉えたもの。

やさしい英語で： All the people in a society, considered together.

• The message reached the masses.
• Television brought the debate to the masses.
• Will these changes benefit the masses?

類義語： the public, the population

よく使う表現： the masses, reach the masses, appeal to the masses