grassroots

形容词 adj.
/ˈɡɹɑːs.ɹuːts/    /ˈɡɹæs.ɹuːts/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of, or relating to people or society at the local level, particularly in politics, social movements, etc.; of the grass roots.
    — If there’s a down side to the film, it’s that “Soros” probably doesn’t devote enough time to the way its subject has become a favorite bogeyman to conservatives that paint him as the guiding hand behind grassroots campaigns by those intent on discrediting them.

词形变化

more grassroots comparative most grassroots superlative grass-roots alternative grassroot alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *grasą
Proto-West Germanic *gras
Old English græs
Middle English gras
English grass
English roots
English grassroots
From grass + roots.
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