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.
实用例句
1. It is television's demotic style of language.
这是电视通俗的语言风格。来自辞典例句
2. The socioligist maintained that a demotic society would lower the nation's standards.
这个社会学家认为平民社会会降低国家的素质.来自辞典例句
3. Cubism was hard to read, willfully ambiguous , and yet demotic too.
立体派很难理解, 恣意地前后矛盾, 然而它却通俗.来自互联网
4. Losses that bring to national and demotic wealth caused by the flood are very huge.
洪水灾害给国家和人民财产带来的损失是巨大的.来自互联网
5. Everything is for the Demotic Benefit Animadvert on " Bureaucracy Standard " and " Money Standard "
