one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty (一个)平民(相对于贵族,皇室)
a person who has the right of common 享有共有权的人
(at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship (一些英国大学)(没有奖学金的)自费大学生
语源
Middle English (denoting a citizen or burgess): from medieval Latin communarius, from communa, communia 'community', based on Latin communis (see common)