the great unwashed

美 [ðə ɡreɪt ˌʌnˈwɑːʃt]英 [ðə ɡreɪt ˌʌnˈwɒʃt]

the great unwashed

noun

the common people generally: separate the warriors from the mass; power to the people; Synonym: multitude masses mass hoi polloi people

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1

During the 18th and early 19th centuries many Americans were known as the great unwashed .

在18世纪和19世纪早期，人人知道美国人是无洗澡习惯的人。
2

If Khaldun is right , the world is going to become a more unsafe place in the coming decade as the great unwashed seek to crash the gilded gates .

如果赫勒敦的说法正确，那么在接下来十年里，世界将更为危险，因为大批下层百姓将设法打破有钱人的大门。