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man的复数
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Man \Man\, n.; pl. {Men}. [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to
OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan.
Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to
Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf. {Minx} a pert
girl.]
1. A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
These men went about wide, and man found they none,
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R.
of Glouc.
The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to
him as it doth to me. --Shak.
Men \Men\, n.,
pl. of {Man}.
Men \Men\, pron. [OE. me, men. ``Not the plural of man, but a
weakened form of the word man itself.'' Skeat.]
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and
corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. [Obs.]
--Piers Plowman.
Men moot give silver to the poure triars. --Chaucer.
A privy thief, men clepeth death. --Chaucer.
资料来源 : WordNet®
man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were
two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}]
[ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman},
{military man}, {military personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind'
seemed to slight the women" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity},
{humankind}, {human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo},
{human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover
or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she
takes good care of her man" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet},
{valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}]
10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Isle of Man}]
11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on
the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
strategic advantage" [syn: {piece}]
[also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]
man
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
[also: {manning}, {manned}, {men} (pl)]
men
n : the force of workers available [syn: {work force}, {workforce},
{manpower}, {hands}]
men
See {man}