关于“Man”的俚语

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。”

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