Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #91
MAN
/mæn/
noun
男人；成年男性
an adult male person
- 1.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
成年男性
- 2.
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
军人
- 3.
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
泛指人类
人；人类；军人；士兵；成年男性；军人；泛指人类
In use
The man in the blue shirt is waiting for the bus.
The men in the barracks were ordered to march at dawn.
Man is capable of great kindness.
there were two women and six men on the bus
two men stood sentry duty
it was every man for himself
a man
a man 表示泛指或首次提及的成年男性。
He is a man of integrity.
他是一个正直的男人。
the man
the man 特指已知或上下文明确的成年男性。
Connections
Collocations
- an old man
- 老人
- An old man was sitting on the bench.一位老人坐在长椅上。
- a young man
- 年轻人
- A young man asked me for directions.一个年轻人向我问路。
- a family man
- 顾家的男人
- He's a family man who spends weekends with his children.他是个顾家的男人，周末都和孩子们在一起。
- a man of his word
- 守信的人
- You can trust him; he is a man of his word.你可以信任他；他是个守信的人。
- a man of action
- 实干的人
- He is a man of action, not just talk.他是个实干的人，不只是空谈。
- a self-made man
Learner notes
Memory Tip
男人（man）的m像山，意味着责任如山。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：一般交流、正式场合 通常用于指代成年男性，中性语气，日常和正式场合均可使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 men。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 man 押韵，均以 /æn/ 结尾。注意：man 与 many (/ˈmeni/)、mean (/miːn/)、mine (/maɪn/) 等词发音不同，拼写相似但元音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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