letters是什么意思
letters是什么意思
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man of letters
这可不能翻译成“男人的信件”哦，更不是“普信男”。
我们来看看《剑桥词典》中对man of letters的解释
所以，man of letters 的意思是：有学问的人、学者。
例：
He wished to fashion for himself a career as a man of letters.
他希望为自己打造一个文学家的职业生涯。
On the other hand, the prototype of the truth seeker as a man of letters or savant is still with us.
另一方面，求真者作为文人或学者的原型仍然在我们身边。
Once he established himself as a man of letters, he adopted other pseudonyms to conceal his incursion into doubtful fictional genres.
一旦他确立了自己作为文人的地位，他就使用其他假名来掩盖他对可疑虚构类型的入侵。
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man in the street
man in the street是个习惯用语，意思是“普通人”、“老百姓”。
例：
The organization took a poll of the man in the street.
机构对普通老百姓进行了民意测验。
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A man's man
千万不要理解成“男人的男人”，理解错就真的尴尬了。其实，这句话的意思是：很有男子气魄，男人中的男人。
例：
Alex is what you would call a man's man.
亚历克斯就是人们嘴里说的那种男子气魄的人。
man更多关于man的搭配
1??it's every man for himself 人不为己，天诛地灭
(指在某种特殊场合，每个人都会尽力维护自己，而不会帮助他人)
It might be a civilized place to shop at other times, but come the January sales, it's every man for himself.
人们在购物时通常都能保持风度，一月大减价例外，这个时候，人不为己，天诛地灭。
2??a man in a thousand 千里挑一的人
Juris was a young giant, broad of back, full of vigor, a working—man in a thousand.
尤格斯，年轻而高大魁梧，肩膀宽阔，精力充沛，是个万里挑一的干活力。
3??a man about town 花花公子，纨绔子弟
John has a reputation for being a man about town.
约翰是出了名的花花公子。
4??a man of action 实干家
A man of action really does things; he is not content to talk.
讲求实干的人真正干事情，而不满足于空谈。
5??a man of character 有个性的人
A man of good character is to be respected.
一个品行优良的人受人尊敬。
6??family man 有家室的人
I am afraid they would leave me out of social activities if they saw me as a family man.
而且我担心他们把我看成有家的人，不带我玩了。
7??a man of men 杰出人物
This guest of guests is a man of men.
这位最尊敬的客人是位了不起的人。
8??man to man 坦率地
Let's talk man to man about our problems.
让我们诚挚地谈一谈我们的问题。
9??play the man 显示男子汉气概
Whatever troubles come, let us play the man;
因难来临时，让我们坚定站稳。
a man of affairs 见过大场面的人
He is a man of affairs and has had wide experience .
他是见过大场面的人，有丰富的经验。
好啦，今天的小知识点，你学会了嘛?
