Word · Frequency #9784
Irishman
爱尔兰人
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
- 1.
A man from Ireland.
爱尔兰人
In use
The Irishman told us stories about his hometown in Dublin.
Two Irishmen were playing traditional music in the pub.
My neighbor is an Irishman who loves gardening.
be an Irishman
用于描述某人的国籍或出身。
He is an Irishman.
他是个爱尔兰人。
the Irishman (who/that...)
限定性定语从句修饰特定的人。
The Irishman who lives next door is a musician.
住在隔壁的那个爱尔兰人是音乐家。
many Irishmen
复数形式表示群体。
Many Irishmen have red hair.
很多爱尔兰人有红头发。
Common mistakes
He is a Irishman.He is an Irishman.
冠词使用错误：Irishman以元音音素开头，应使用冠词an而非a。
He is an Irish.He is an Irishman.
词性混淆：Irish作名词常指爱尔兰人民（集合名词），指单个爱尔兰男性时应用Irishman。
Connections
Collocations
- an Irishman
- 一个爱尔兰人
- He is an Irishman from Cork.他是一个来自科克郡的爱尔兰人。
- typical Irishman
- 典型的爱尔兰人
- He has the charm of a typical Irishman.他拥有典型爱尔兰人的魅力。
- Irishman's accent
- 爱尔兰人的口音
- I love listening to an Irishman's accent.我喜欢听爱尔兰人的口音。
- Irishman's luck
- 爱尔兰人的运气
- With the luck of an Irishman, he won the lottery.凭借爱尔兰人的运气，他中了彩票。
- Irishman's temper
- 爱尔兰人的脾气
- Beware of an Irishman's temper.当心爱尔兰人的脾气。
- Irishman's pride
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：Irish（爱尔兰）+ man（男人）= 爱尔兰男人，可联想成“爱（尔兰）的男人”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论国籍、描述个人背景 通常为中性用语，多用于正式或非正式场合描述爱尔兰男性，但可能因历史或文化语境带有特定含义。
Grammar Note
仅指男性，女性为Irishwoman。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the common spelling ending '-man', pronounced as /mən/ (unstressed). However, the stress falls on the first syllable in each, so they do not rhyme with 'irishman' whose stressed vowel is /aɪ/. Beware of words like 'snowman' where '-man' may be pronounced /mæn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.