英语词汇vox populi的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

vox populi. Latin for “the voice of the people,” the majority. This term can be traced back to the mid-16th century. Much older is vox populi, vox Dei, “the voice of the people is the voice of God,” which is first recorded in about 800. However, the Anglo-Saxon theologian Alcuin wrote: “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the peo- ple is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is al- ways very close to madness.” Or, as Union Civil War general Sherman put it: “Vox populi, vox humbug.”

词汇	vox populi
词源	vox populi. Latin for “the voice of the people,” the majority. This term can be traced back to the mid-16th century. Much older is vox populi, vox Dei, “the voice of the people is the voice of God,” which is first recorded in about 800. However, the Anglo-Saxon theologian Alcuin wrote: “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the peo- ple is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is al- ways very close to madness.” Or, as Union Civil War general Sherman put it: “Vox populi, vox humbug.”
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