"people"
plural noun of person
group of individuals, human beings, nation or ethnic group
ex) One person is waiting in line.
ex) Two people are having lunch.
ex) The poeple of the United States have elected a new president.
ex) They are a great people.
사람들.
국가나 민족, 인종, 종교그룹 등등을 나타낼때도 있다.
"peoples"
plural noun of people
distinct groups of individuals
and cultural or ethnic identities
ex) The French are a proud people.
ex) The peoples of the world speak many languages.
ex) We learned about the native poeples of Canada.
ex) Customs like this one are shared by many peoples of the world.
다수의 국가, 민족, 종교, 인종을 일컬을때 쓴다.
"persons"
plural noun
multiple individuals
less commonly used
used in formal and legal or technical contexts
ex) Two persons were involved in the accident.
ex) Each persons engaging in unlawful violence is quilty of riot.
ex) Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances shall be prosecuted.
사람의 복수. 개인의 뜻이 강할 때 쓴다.
일반 대화에서 보다 공식적인 법적 용어에서 볼 수 있다.
법의 적용에 있어서 단체나 여러 사람이 같은 법을 적용 받지 않기 때문에 개인적으로 법의 적용을 받기 때문에 persons라는 복수를 사용한다.
Q1. The indigenous ____________ of this region have a rich cultural heritage.
Q2. The police officer asked for the identification of all ___________ involved in the incident.
Q3. There were so many ____________ at the concert last night.
answers : peoples / persons / people
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