1. man of the world 閱歷豐富、飽經(jīng)世故的人
例句:Bob is a man of the world; why not go to him for advice?
鮑勃是個(gè)通曉世故的人,干嗎不去聽聽他的意見呢?
2. man of letters 文人、作家、學(xué)者
例句:Shakespeare was perhaps Britain's greatest man of letters.
莎士比亞或許可以算是英國最偉大的作家。
3. man of his word 守信用的人、說話算數(shù)的人
例句:You can trust him because he's a man of his word.
你可以信任他,他是個(gè)說話算話的人。
4. man of means 有錢人、財(cái)主
例句:Only man of means could afford to travel abroad.
只有有錢人才能花得起去國外旅行的費(fèi)用。
5. man of many parts 多才多藝的人
例句:Back then, I was a man of many parts.
想當(dāng)年,我也多才多藝呢。
6. man of few words 沉默寡言的人
例句:I suppose that he is a man of few words.
我猜想他是一個(gè)言語不多的人。
7. grumpy old man 怪脾氣的臭老頭
例句:Most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man.
遇到這種天氣,大多人會(huì)以此為借口,不來看望一個(gè)脾氣不好的老人。
8. macho man 硬漢
例句:Angrily, she cut short his mirth: "Even in novels it says the macho man is extinct."
她忿忿地打斷了他的笑聲:“連小說上都說,男子漢絕跡了。