관계사 which는 왜 쓰였나요?

“It is not always when things are going from bad to worse that revolutions break out. On the contrary, it oftener happens that when a people which has put up with an oppressive rule over a long period without protest suddenly finds the government relaxing its pressure, it takes up arms against it.”
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여기서 people을 받는 관계사로 who가 아니라 which를 쓴 이유가 뭔가요?

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  • 삐용삐용2022.08.12

    답변 감사합니다^^

  • 새난2022.08.12

    여기서는 people이 ‘사람들’이 아니라 국가를 뜻하는 a people로 쓰여서 which를 쓴 것 같아요.

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