Definition of canaille in English:

canaille

noun kəˈnɑːikanajkəˈneɪl

the canaillederogatory

The common people; the masses.
〈贬〉愚民，民众；群众
the haughty contempt of a grandee sneering at the canaille
Example sentencesExamples
- Lombroso's work was translated into French in 1887 and won the praise of Hippolyte Taine, who thought that the French Revolution was caused by a debauched and degenerate canaille.
- The tradition of Richelieu has today been inherited by a republican canaille that is wholly lacking the finesse of the ancien régime.
- Of course, a separate competition will have to be mounted for politicians, who cannot fairly be allowed to tilt with common canaille.
- Brummell did the reverse, reinforcing exclusivism in the coming age of industry, teaching the upper classes to rely on cut to distinguish themselves from the canaille.
- All social institutions have been adapted to suit the prejudices of a canaille debased beyond any degeneracy that our forefathers could have imagined.
Synonyms
rabble, scum, vermin, dregs, good-for-nothings, lowest of the low, underclass, the dregs, untouchables, the hoi polloi

Origin

French, from Italian canaglia 'pack of dogs', from cane 'dog'.

Definition of canaille in US English:

canaille

nounkəˈneɪlkəˈnāl

the canaillederogatory

The common people; the masses.
〈贬〉愚民，民众；群众
the haughty contempt of a grandee sneering at the canaille
Example sentencesExamples
- Brummell did the reverse, reinforcing exclusivism in the coming age of industry, teaching the upper classes to rely on cut to distinguish themselves from the canaille.
- The tradition of Richelieu has today been inherited by a republican canaille that is wholly lacking the finesse of the ancien régime.
- Of course, a separate competition will have to be mounted for politicians, who cannot fairly be allowed to tilt with common canaille.
- Lombroso's work was translated into French in 1887 and won the praise of Hippolyte Taine, who thought that the French Revolution was caused by a debauched and degenerate canaille.
- All social institutions have been adapted to suit the prejudices of a canaille debased beyond any degeneracy that our forefathers could have imagined.
Synonyms
rabble, scum, vermin, dregs, good-for-nothings, lowest of the low, underclass, the dregs, untouchables, the hoi polloi

Origin

French, from Italian canaglia ‘pack of dogs’, from cane ‘dog’.

词汇	canaille
释义	Definition of canaille in English: canaille noun kəˈnɑːikanajkəˈneɪl the canaillederogatory The common people; the masses. 〈贬〉愚民，民众；群众 the haughty contempt of a grandee sneering at the canaille Example sentencesExamples Lombroso's work was translated into French in 1887 and won the praise of Hippolyte Taine, who thought that the French Revolution was caused by a debauched and degenerate canaille. The tradition of Richelieu has today been inherited by a republican canaille that is wholly lacking the finesse of the ancien régime. Of course, a separate competition will have to be mounted for politicians, who cannot fairly be allowed to tilt with common canaille. Brummell did the reverse, reinforcing exclusivism in the coming age of industry, teaching the upper classes to rely on cut to distinguish themselves from the canaille. All social institutions have been adapted to suit the prejudices of a canaille debased beyond any degeneracy that our forefathers could have imagined. Synonyms rabble, scum, vermin, dregs, good-for-nothings, lowest of the low, underclass, the dregs, untouchables, the hoi polloi Origin French, from Italian canaglia 'pack of dogs', from cane 'dog'. Definition of canaille in US English: canaille nounkəˈneɪlkəˈnāl the canaillederogatory The common people; the masses. 〈贬〉愚民，民众；群众 the haughty contempt of a grandee sneering at the canaille Example sentencesExamples Brummell did the reverse, reinforcing exclusivism in the coming age of industry, teaching the upper classes to rely on cut to distinguish themselves from the canaille. The tradition of Richelieu has today been inherited by a republican canaille that is wholly lacking the finesse of the ancien régime. Of course, a separate competition will have to be mounted for politicians, who cannot fairly be allowed to tilt with common canaille. Lombroso's work was translated into French in 1887 and won the praise of Hippolyte Taine, who thought that the French Revolution was caused by a debauched and degenerate canaille. All social institutions have been adapted to suit the prejudices of a canaille debased beyond any degeneracy that our forefathers could have imagined. Synonyms rabble, scum, vermin, dregs, good-for-nothings, lowest of the low, underclass, the dregs, untouchables, the hoi polloi Origin French, from Italian canaglia ‘pack of dogs’, from cane ‘dog’.
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