关于“Man”的俚语

 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 means¹ 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 novels² it says the macho man is extinct³."她忿忿地打断了他的笑声：“连小说上都说，男子汉绝迹了。”

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 novels   

n.（长篇）小说( novel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the cloying sentimentality of her novels 她的小说中令人厌烦的感伤情调
• Her novels are infused with sadness. 她的小说充满哀伤。

3 extinct   

adj.灭绝的，不再活跃的，熄灭了的，已废弃的

参考例句：

• All hopes were extinct.所有希望都破灭了。
• Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.恐龙绝种已有几百万年了。