1, as a noun (n), means: people; People; People.
He expressed sympathy for the working people.
He expressed sympathy for the working people.
2. As a verb (V), it means: make people live; Move in.
Long ago, hunters and people hunted in the forest.
A long time ago, hunters lived in this forest.
Extended information 1. Etymological interpretation
In the late 3rd century, 65438+ entered English, which directly came from the old French peupel, meaning human; From Latin, populus means nation.
Second, the usage of words.
1.people, when used with the definite article the, means "people", which refers to the people of a country or the whole world or the "people" opposed to the ruling class, and has no plural form.
2. People can also mean "filling", which is often used with with, literary language and passive structure.
Third, the discrimination of meaning.
Both people and persons can mean "person", and people is often used instead of people in formal language.
1, people refer to people in a broad sense, referring to people in the world, with a large or uncertain number.
Who are these people standing over there? Who are those people standing over there?
2. person often refers to a narrow sense, referring to an individual, a few people or a certain number of people.
Who are these people standing over there? Who are those people standing over there?