popular
popular — adjective
1. winning interest, approval, or support from many people
winning interest, approval, or support from many people
The new bubble tea shop became popular with high school students.
be popular with + group
Nina is popular because she remembers everyone's birthday at work.
By summer, the singer's sad love songs were popular across Taiwan.
The red backpack was the most popular choice in the store.
After one fun video, the game grew popular around the world.
- well-liked
very close in meaning, especially for people in a smaller group
- favorite
stronger; suggests being liked more than others
- fashionable
narrower and often about current style or trends
- mainstream
focuses on fitting common taste, not always on warm approval
文法句型
be popular with someone
be popular among someone
a popular choice
become popular
用法筆記
Often used with with or among to name the group that likes someone or something. Common noun partners include teacher, choice, game, song, and restaurant.
常見錯誤
2. suited to ordinary people or shared by many of them, not limited to experts or a
suited to ordinary people or shared by many of them, not limited to experts or a small educated group
This popular science book explains space travel with pictures and short chapters.
popular + subject noun
A popular belief says rain on a wedding day brings luck.
popular belief = widely shared idea
The museum offers a popular history course for weekend visitors.
Her talk used popular language, so the parents understood the medical news.
The magazine gives a popular account of brain science for busy parents.
- accessible
stresses that ordinary readers or listeners can understand it
- introductory
suggests a first and simpler level for beginners
- mainstream
often points to ideas or culture accepted by most people
- technical
uses specialist knowledge or language
- specialist
meant for experts or people with deep training
- academic
often more formal or aimed at serious study
文法句型
popular science
popular history
popular belief
popular language
用法筆記
Usually before a noun. Common with science, history, account, guide, belief, and language. Distinguish from adjective/1, which says many people like something.
常見錯誤
3. relating to a nation's people as a whole, especially their culture, wishes, or p
relating to a nation's people as a whole, especially their culture, wishes, or political action
The film studies popular culture in Taipei during the 1980s.
popular culture of ordinary people
The strike grew into a popular movement after food prices rose.
popular movement in politics
Leaders ignored popular anger after the factory closed without warning.
The law passed with popular support in both large and small towns.
The writer says the holiday began as a popular tradition.
- public
broader and often less emotional or political
- grassroots
stresses ordinary people's participation from below
- civic
often relates to citizens and public life, especially in formal contexts
- elite
relating to a small powerful or highly educated group instead of ordinary people
文法句型
popular culture
popular support
popular movement
popular anger
用法筆記
Only before a noun in this entry. Common with culture, support, anger, movement, and tradition. Distinguish from adjective/2, which is about something made for ordinary people to understand.