Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #91
MAN
/mæn/
noun
男人；成年男性
核心释义
an adult male person
- 1.
成年男性
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- 2.
军人
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- 3.
泛指人类
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
人；人类；军人；士兵；成年男性；军人；泛指人类
用法In use
The man in the blue shirt is waiting for the bus.
用法提示：man 是名词，带定冠词，指“成年男性/男人”。
The men in the barracks were ordered to march at dawn.
用法提示：men 是 man 的复数形式，此处为名词，特指“军人/士兵”。
Man is capable of great kindness.
用法提示：man 为名词，不加冠词，泛指“人类”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
男人（man）的m像山，意味着责任如山。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 men。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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