populace
noun /ˈpɒpjələs/
/ˈpɑːpjələs/
(usually the populace)
[singular + singular or plural verb] (formal)- all the ordinary people of a particular country or area
平民百姓；民众 - He had the support of large sections of the local populace.
他受到当地大部分百姓的拥护。 - The populace at large is/are opposed to sudden change.
民众普遍反对突然的改变。
词源late 16th cent.: from French, from Italian popolaccio ‘common people’, from popolo ‘people’ + the pejorative suffix -accio. - He had the support of large sections of the local populace.