people/'piːpl/

n.

➊ men, women and children

➋ [the ~] all the ordinary people in a country or place

➌ the people who belong to a particular country, race or area

n.

➊ [P] 人；人们：five people 5个人

◇There are many people in the hall. 大厅里有很多人。

◇[前无数量修饰词时表示“人们，大家”] She cares what people think of her. 她在乎大家对她的看法。

➋ [the ~] [P] 人民；大众；百姓：The president is ready to listen to the people. 总统乐于倾听民众的声音。

◇the common people 普通老百姓

◇the People's Republic of China (=the PRC) 中华人民共和国

◇the People's Liberation of Army (=the PLA) 人民解放军

➌ [C] 民族；国民： the peoples of Asia 亚洲各民族

◇[the ... people] the British people 英国人民

音组-ple/-pl/

apple; couple; example; maple; people; purple; simple; temple

用法many people 指“许多人”；many peoples 指“许多民族”。

用法people常用作person的复数形式，所以“一个人”说one person，两个人多说two people。但在正式文体中有时也说two persons。