adv.
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ADV-GRADED
（相对于正式名称）通俗地，一般地 If something or someone is popularly known as something, most people call them that, although it is not their official name or title.
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...the Mesozoic era, more popularly known as the age of dinosaurs.
中生代，即一般所称的恐龙时代
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...an infection popularly called mad cow disease.
俗称疯牛病的传染病
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...the United States Immigration Commission, known popularly as the Dillingham Commission.
美国移民委员会，俗称迪林厄姆委员会
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ADV
普遍地；广泛地 If something is popularly believed or supposed to be the case, most people believe or suppose it to be the case, although it may not be true.
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Schizophrenia is not a 'split mind' as is popularly believed...
精神分裂症并非人们普遍认为的那样是“分裂的精神”。
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She possessed the vibrant personality that is so often popularly associated with Spanish women.
她拥有通常会令人联想到西班牙女性的火热个性。
- Adverb
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1. among the people;
- "this topic was popularly discussed"
