| 单词 | person |
| 释义 | personperson /ˈpɚsən/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1[countable] (plural people /ˈpipəl/) a man, woman, or child, especially considered as someone with his or her own particular character: Diane is a really nice person. The people who live in the apartment downstairs make a lot of noise. He is the kind of person who is always ready to help. She’s a great actor, but what is she like as a person?per person (=for each person) The tickets cost $10 per person. → see also people12in person doing something yourself, without asking someone else to do it for you, or using the phone, a letter, etc. to do it: You have to sign for the package in person.3businessperson/salesperson etc. someone who works in business, who sells things, etc. → see also chairperson, spokesperson4[countable] (plural persons) law formal someone who is not known or not named: This elevator can hold up to 12 persons. No person under 21 is allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages.5on/about your person formal in your pockets or hidden in your clothes: Keep your passport securely on your person.6in the person of somebody formal used before someone’s name to emphasize that this is the person that you are talking about in relation to a larger group or organization that you have mentioned: I was met by the police in the person of Sergeant Black. [Origin: 1100–1200 Old French persone, from Latin persona actor’s mask, character in a play, person] → see also first person, missing person, person-to-person, second person, third personWORD CHOICE: person, people• Person means one man, woman, or child: Will is the smartest person I know. When talking about more than one person, people is the usual plural: There were at least 30 people at the party.• Persons is a plural form used only in very official language: Unauthorized persons must not enter the building.• People can also be a countable noun, meaning a particular race or group that lives in a country or area. With this meaning, the plural is peoples: The peoples of Central Asia speak many different languages.COLLOCATIONSadjectives/nouns + personthe average person The average person is not interested in philosophy.an ordinary person I’m just an ordinary person, living an ordinary life.a reasonable person (=someone who thinks in a fair and sensible way) His explanation would raise questions in the mind of any reasonable person.a normal person Any normal person would get mad if they were treated this way.an important person Her son is the most important person in her life.another person It is hard to know what another person really thinks.the only person My wife is the only person who really understands me.a young person You’re a young person with your whole life ahead of you.a nice person He is one of the nicest people I have ever met.a decent person (=one who behaves in a good or moral way) All parents want their children to grow up to be caring, decent people.the best person If you want some honest advice, the best person to ask is your mother.the right person We’ve found the right person for the job.the wrong person I think you are asking the wrong person for advice.the first person Edmund Hillary was the first person to climb Mount Everest.the last person I was the last person to be called.a different person Since losing all that weight, she looks like a different person.a morning/evening person (=someone who is more active in the morning or more active in the evening) I’m not really a morning person, so getting up is the hardest part of my day. |
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