英语词汇commoner的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	commoner
词源	commoner; the Great Commoner. In Britain a man or woman below the rank of peer is a commoner. British states- man William Pitt the Elder (1708–78) was called the Great Commoner before he became the earl of Chatham. The name honored his great speeches in the House of Commons.
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