单词 | everyman character |
释义 | > as lemmasEveryman character attributive, as Everyman character, Everyman hero, Everyman persona, Everyman quality, etc. ΚΠ 1914 Scotsman 22 Oct. 1/2 The ‘Everyman’ Belgian Relief Fund. 1949 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 July 429/5 (advt.) It is an everyman story, a story of the marital infidelity of a nameless man. 1964 Eng. Stud. 45 354 He is not presenting us with an Everyman figure. 1967 C. Barr Laurel & Hardy (1968) Intro. 6/2 Their ‘Everyman’ quality helps to explain the universality of their appeal. 1977 G. E. Slusser Classic Years Robert A. Heinlein (2006) 7 The mechanisms of election are reaffirmed; but, as with the Everyman hero, the group also pales before the all-absorbing problem of superman before grace. 1985 E. G. Bormann Force of Fantasy (2001) ii. 40 An everyman persona who was a lowly, mean creature. 1988 Spectator 5 Mar. 12/3 His ‘everyman’ appeal as the son of a St Louis milkman dovetails perfectly with his message. 2008 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 15 Aug. d3/4 He delivers an Everyman character with whom audiences can associate. < as lemmas |
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