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man of letters
這可不能翻譯成「男人的信件」哦,更不是「普信男」。
我們來看看《劍橋詞典》中對man of letters的解釋
所以,man of letters 的意思是:有學問的人、學者。
例:
He wished to fashion for himself a career as a man of letters.
他希望為自己打造一個文學家的職業生涯。
On the other hand, the prototype of the truth seeker as a man of letters or savant is still with us.
另一方面,求真者作為文人或學者的原型仍然在我們身邊。
Once he established himself as a man of letters, he adopted other pseudonyms to conceal his incursion into doubtful fictional genres.
一旦他確立了自己作為文人的地位,他就使用其他假名來掩蓋他對可疑虛構類型的入侵。
*2
man in the street
man in the street是個習慣用語,意思是「普通人」、「老百姓」。
例:
The organization took a poll of the man in the street.
機構對普通老百姓進行了民意測驗。
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A man's man
千萬不要理解成「男人的男人」,理解錯就真的尷尬了。其實,這句話的意思是:很有男子氣魄,男人中的男人。
例:
Alex is what you would call a man's man.
亞歷克斯就是人們嘴裡說的那種男子氣魄的人。
man更多關於man的搭配
1️⃣it's every man for himself 人不為己,天誅地滅
(指在某種特殊場合,每個人都會盡力維護自己,而不會幫助他人)
It might be a civilized place to shop at other times, but come the January sales, it's every man for himself.
人們在購物時通常都能保持風度,一月大減價例外,這個時候,人不為己,天誅地滅。
2️⃣a man in a thousand 千里挑一的人
Juris was a young giant, broad of back, full of vigor, a working—man in a thousand.
尤格斯,年輕而高大魁梧,肩膀寬闊,精力充沛,是個萬里挑一的幹活力。
3️⃣a man about town 花花公子,紈絝子弟
John has a reputation for being a man about town.
約翰是出了名的花花公子。
4️⃣a man of action 實幹家
A man of action really does things; he is not content to talk.
講求實幹的人真正幹事情,而不滿足於空談。
5️⃣a man of character 有個性的人
A man of good character is to be respected.
一個品行優良的人受人尊敬。
6️⃣family man 有家室的人
I am afraid they would leave me out of social activities if they saw me as a family man.
而且我擔心他們把我看成有家的人,不帶我玩了。
7️⃣a man of men 傑出人物
This guest of guests is a man of men.
這位最尊敬的客人是位了不起的人。
8️⃣man to man 坦率地
Let's talk man to man about our problems.
讓我們誠摯地談一談我們的問題。
9️⃣play the man 顯示男子漢氣概
Whatever troubles come, let us play the man;
因難來臨時,讓我們堅定站穩。
a man of affairs 見過大場面的人
He is a man of affairs and has had wide experience .
他是見過大場面的人,有豐富的經驗。
好啦,今天的小知識點,你學會了嘛?