popular
/ˈpɒpjələ(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpɑːpjələr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpä-pyə-lər/ (ame, mw)
popular — 形容詞
- popularpositive
- more popularcomparative
- most popularsuperlative
1. winning interest, approval, or support from many people
受歡迎
很多人喜歡或支持的
winning interest, approval, or support from many people
The new bubble tea shop became popular with high school students.
新開的珍奶店變得很受高中生歡迎。
be popular with + group
Nina is popular because she remembers everyone's birthday at work.
Nina 很受歡迎，因為她會記得同事每個人的生日。
By summer, the singer's sad love songs were popular across Taiwan.
到了夏天，那位歌手的傷心情歌在全台灣都很受歡迎。
The red backpack was the most popular choice in the store.
那個紅色背包是店裡最受歡迎的選擇。
After one fun video, the game grew popular around the world.
一支有趣影片之後，這款遊戲在世界各地都變得很受歡迎。
- well-liked
very close in meaning, especially for people in a smaller group
- favorite
stronger; suggests being liked more than others
- fashionable
narrower and often about current style or trends
- mainstream
focuses on fitting common taste, not always on warm approval
文法句型
be popular with someone
be popular among someone
a popular choice
become popular
用法筆記
Often used with with or among to name the group that likes someone or something. Common noun partners include teacher, choice, game, song, and restaurant.
常見錯誤
2. suited to ordinary people or shared by many of them, not limited to experts or a
大眾；常見
給一般人看的，或多數人共有的
suited to ordinary people or shared by many of them, not limited to experts or a small educated group
This popular science book explains space travel with pictures and short chapters.
這本科普書很通俗，用圖片和短章節解釋太空旅行。
popular + subject noun
A popular belief says rain on a wedding day brings luck.
一種常見的民間說法是，婚禮當天下雨會帶來好運。
popular belief = widely shared idea
The museum offers a popular history course for weekend visitors.
這家博物館為週末訪客開設一門通俗的歷史課程。
Her talk used popular language, so the parents understood the medical news.
她的演講用了通俗的語言，所以家長都聽懂了醫療新聞。
The magazine gives a popular account of brain science for busy parents.
這本雜誌把腦科學寫成適合忙碌家長閱讀的大眾版介紹。
- accessible
stresses that ordinary readers or listeners can understand it
- introductory
suggests a first and simpler level for beginners
- mainstream
often points to ideas or culture accepted by most people
- technical
uses specialist knowledge or language
- specialist
meant for experts or people with deep training
- academic
often more formal or aimed at serious study
文法句型
popular science
popular history
popular belief
popular language
用法筆記
Usually before a noun. Common with science, history, account, guide, belief, and language. Distinguish from adjective/1, which says many people like something.
常見錯誤
3. relating to a nation's people as a whole, especially their culture, wishes, or p
民眾的
與全民文化或意向有關的
relating to a nation's people as a whole, especially their culture, wishes, or political action
The film studies popular culture in Taipei during the 1980s.
這部電影研究一九八〇年代台北的民眾文化。
popular culture of ordinary people
The strike grew into a popular movement after food prices rose.
食品價格上漲後，這場罷工逐漸變成一場民眾運動。
popular movement in politics
Leaders ignored popular anger after the factory closed without warning.
工廠突然關閉後，領導者無視了民眾的憤怒。
The law passed with popular support in both large and small towns.
這項法律在大小城鎮都得到民眾的支持而通過。
The writer says the holiday began as a popular tradition.
那位作家說，這個節日一開始是民間的傳統。
- public
broader and often less emotional or political
- grassroots
stresses ordinary people's participation from below
- civic
often relates to citizens and public life, especially in formal contexts
- elite
relating to a small powerful or highly educated group instead of ordinary people
文法句型
popular culture
popular support
popular movement
popular anger
用法筆記
Only before a noun in this entry. Common with culture, support, anger, movement, and tradition. Distinguish from adjective/2, which is about something made for ordinary people to understand.