men英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

plural of man form-of,plural

— This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.
(The) people, humanity, man(kind). collective,dated,plural,plural-only

— We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers). collective,dated,plural,plural-only

— "Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.

词汇关系

衍生词

antimen formenism man among men menfolk menfolks meninism meninist menkind menless menstealer menswear Menver merby smartman three-men-in-a-boat

词源

词源 1

From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.

词源 2

From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.