c. 1300, "pack of animals," possibly related to Middle English rablen "to gabble, speak in a rapid, confused manner," probably imitative of hurry, noise, and confusion (compare Middle Dutch rabbelen, Low German rabbeln "to chatter"). Meaning "tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people" is from late 14c.; applied contemptuously to the common or low part of any populace from 1550s.
rabble (n.2)
iron bar for stirring molten metal, 1864, from French rable, from Old French roable, from Latin rutabulum "rake, fire shovel," from ruere to rake up (perhaps cognate with Lithuanian raju "to pluck out," German roden "to root out").
雙語例句
1. Critics have accused him of rabble-rousing.
評論家譴責他煽動群眾。
來自柯林斯例句
2. a speech that appealed to the rabble
感染賤民的演講
來自《權威詞典》
3. They formed an army out of rabble.
他們用烏合之眾組成一支軍隊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. In 40 years, the Guards' Polo Club has changed, but it has managed to keep most of the rabble out.
40年間，御林軍馬球俱樂部雖有變化，但卻一直成功地把絕大多數下層民眾拒之門外。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He has helped to transform the party from a disorganised, demoralised rabble into a force which must again be taken seriously.