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Change log entry 67531
Processed by: richwarm (2019-06-16 02:08:04 UTC)
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1、ordinary people
From 【PLC App】

2、平民 grass roots
Example: 草根运动/民主 grass-roots movement/democracy

From 【OCC】

3、草根(英語:Grassroots),或草根階層,源自英語名詞,是個借詞。指的是在社會階層中的一般中低收入的平民百姓、群眾。
From https://www.wikiwand.com/zh-hant/%E8%8D%89%E6%A0%B9

4、草根媒體:傳播格局中的新力量
From http://media.people.com.cn/BIG5/22114/42328/126444/7473082.html
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Editor:
Literal grass roots examples ~
1) 1943年,仅河南省饿死者就达300万人,另有1500万人靠啃草根、吃树皮度日,濒临死亡边缘。
2) 幼虫以草根等为食

"grassroots" (single word) is an adjective, and cannot mean "roots of grass".
"grass roots" (two words) is a noun, and it can mean either "roots of grass" or "the ordinary people".
Diff:
- 草根 草根 [cao3 gen1] /grassroots/
# + 草根 草根 [cao3 gen1] /grassroots/(fig.) the ordinary people/
#
# Editor:
# 變色龍 变色龙 [bian4 se4 long2] /(lit. and fig.) chameleon/
# 出路 出路 [chu1 lu4] /a way out (lit. and fig.)/opportunity for advancement/a way forward/outlet (for one's products)/
# 副產物 副产物 [fu4 chan3 wu4] /by-product (lit. and fig.)/
# 開門 开门 [kai1 men2] /to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business/
# 雷區 雷区 [lei2 qu1] /minefield (lit. and fig.)/
# 橋梁 桥梁 [qiao2 liang2] /bridge (lit. and fig.)/
# 陰影 阴影 [yin1 ying3] /(lit. and fig.) shadow/
# 豬圈 猪圈 [zhu1 juan4] /pigsty (lit. and fig.)/
- 雙刃劍 双刃剑 [shuang1 ren4 jian4] /double-edged sword (both lit. and fig.)/
+ 雙刃劍 双刃剑 [shuang1 ren4 jian4] /double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)/
+ 草根 草根 [cao3 gen1] /grass roots (lit. and fig.)/
By MDBG 2025
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