
man
词源
源自古英语'mann',原意为人、人类;与德语'Mann'同源,可追溯至原始日耳曼语*mann-。
noun
❶ 成年男性人类,与女人相对。用于指代性别为男性的个体,或泛指人类。
“That man is my father.”
(那个男人是我的父亲。)
“He grew up to be a strong man.”
(他长大后成为一个强壮的男人。)
❶ 泛指人类,不分性别。常用于哲学或文学语境中表示整个人类种族。
“Man is the only animal that uses tools.”
(人类是唯一会使用工具的动物。)
“The history of man is full of conflicts.”
(人类的历史充满了冲突。)
verb
❶ 为某个岗位或机器配备人员,尤指在紧急或特殊情况下。
“We need to man the reception desk during the event.”
(我们需要在活动期间为接待台配备人员。)
“The ship was manned by experienced sailors.”
(这艘船由经验丰富的水手操作。)
常见短语
man to man — 两个男人之间坦诚直接的对话方式,常用于讨论严肃或私密话题。
“Let's talk man to man about this problem.”
(让我们开诚布公地谈谈这个问题。)
man of his word — 形容一个守信用的人,说到做到,值得信赖。
“You can trust him, he's a man of his word.”
(你可以信任他,他是个说话算话的人。)
man up — 非正式表达,鼓励某人要勇敢面对困难或承担责任。
“Stop complaining and man up!”
(别抱怨了,像个男子汉一样面对!)