男子氣概:man的用法小結
Sometimes a man has to make hard choices, choices that might look wrong to others. but you know are right in the long run.
——Game of Throne
有時候,人要做出艱難的決定,即便在他人看來大錯特錯,但他知道這是最正確的長遠打算。
——《權利的遊戲》
一、你知道men有幾種含義嗎?
n.
1.男人;人類,人 [C] an adult male human
Every man and his dog, plus wives, kids and grandparents, have turned out to study the strangers.
島上所有的男人和他們的狗,加上媳婦、娃娃、老頭老太太們,都出來圍觀這些陌生人。
2.男僱員,男僕 [C] a male servant
The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done.
那位男僱員病了,很多的日常雜務都沒做。
3.士兵 [C] a soldier
Stand out that man in the back row.
後排的那個士兵,出列。
4.丈夫;(男)情人 [C] a husband or sexual partner
Over the years I fondly thought of him as my "Valentine Man".
在過去的那段日子裏,我竟天真地把他看作是我的“瓦倫丁節的情人”。
5.老兄,夥計 [U] used for addressing a male person
Cheer up, man. Things are not as bad as you think.
振作點,老兄。情況沒你想的那麼嚴重。
v.
1.給...配置人員 [T] to supply people to work somewhere
The management manned the ship with experienced hands.
管理部門給這條船配置了有經驗的人員。
2.操縱(某設備) [T] be in charge of a place or a machine
The switchboard is manned twenty-four hour a day.
電話總機是一天24小時由人操縱的。
二、詞義辨析:還有哪些單詞能表示“人類”的意思呢?
man, mankind, humanity
這些名詞均有“人類”之意。
man指各時代的全體人類。
mankind集體名詞,語體莊重,泛指過去、現在和未來的人類。
humanity書面用詞,集合名詞,多用於文學作品中,作人類解時,側重有同情心、理解力和崇高品質。
三、你知道men和哪些詞更搭嗎?
best man
n. <美>男儐相,伴郎
cave man
n.(史前石器時代的)穴居人,(尤指對婦女無禮的)粗野漢
enlisted man
n. 士兵
fancy man
n. 情夫
front man
n.掛名負責人,出面人物
四、最後,來做個小測試吧
When did she take on with that ____?
她什麼時候和那個人開始交往的?