英语中“Man”这个字的拼写和意思都非常简单,是指“男人”,但是如此简单的一个词搭配不同的词组成短语,就能表达丰富的含义。今天我们就来学一些有关“Man”的俚语表达。
1. man of the world 阅历丰富、饱经世故的人
例句:Bob is a man of the world; why not go to him for advice?
鲍勃是个通晓世故的人,干吗不去听听他的意见呢?
2. man of letters 文人、作家、学者
例句:Shakespeare was perhaps Britain’s greatest man of letters.
莎士比亚或许可以算是英国最伟大的作家。
3. man of his word 守信用的人、说话算数的人
例句:You can trust him because he’s a man of his word.
你可以信任他,他是个说话算话的人。
4. man of means 有钱人、财主
例句:Only man of means could afford to travel abroad.
只有有钱人才能花得起去国外旅行的费用。
5. man of many parts 多才多艺的人
例句:Back then, I was a man of many parts.
想当年,我也多才多艺呢。
6. man of few words 沉默寡言的人
例句:I suppose that he is a man of few words.
我猜想他是一个言语不多的人。
7. grumpy old man 怪脾气的臭老头
例句:Most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man.
遇到这种天气,大多人会以此为借口,不来看望一个脾气不好的老人。
8. macho man 硬汉
例句:Angrily, she cut short his mirth: "Even in novels it says the macho man is extinct."
她忿忿地打断了他的笑声:“连小说上都说,男子汉绝迹了。”