Main Street

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The proper name of the main street of any of many villages, towns, or small cities, especially in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and some parts of Scotland.
    — Near-synonym: High Street (esp. UK)
  2. Everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc. Canada,US,collective,idiomatic
    — Near-synonyms: High Street (UK); precariat, proletariat, working class, middle class

词源

The street name sense is by proprialization from main street. The everyday-people sense is by metonymy.
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