An everyman is a typical, ordinary person — not a king, not a star, not very rich — who has the same worries and difficulties that most people have. Writers and film people use it for a character who stands for people like us, so the audience can see themselves in him.

An everyman普通人 is a typical, ordinary person是一個典型、普通的人 — not a king, not a star, not very rich不是國王，不是明星，也不是很有錢 — who has the same worries and difficulties that most people have有著大多數人都會有的煩惱和困難。Writers and film people use it作家和電影工作者會用這個字 for a character who stands for people like us來指一個代表我們這種普通人的角色, so the audience can see themselves in him好讓觀眾可以在他身上看到自己。

The word often keeps a capital E when people are thinking of that type, because it comes from an old play. Though actually, the play's Everyman was a person on a moral journey, not every male; older English used man for a human being.

The word often keeps a capital E這個字常常會保留大寫的E when people are thinking of that type當人們在想的是那個特定類型的時候, because it comes from an old play因為它是從一齣古老的戲劇來的。Though actually不過其實, the play's Everyman was a person on a moral journey那齣戲裡的Everyman是一個走在道德旅程上的人, not every male不是指「每一個男人」; older English used man for a human being古老的英文用man來指「人類」。

Today you will also see an everyman hero in films: someone plain, a bit clumsy, who still has to face a big problem. It is not the same as everyone (all people), and it is not a polite way to say he for a mixed group.

Today you will also see an everyman hero in films現在你也會在電影裡看到everyman式的英雄: someone plain, a bit clumsy一個平凡、有點笨拙的人, who still has to face a big problem卻還是得面對一個大難題。It is not the same as它不等於 everyone (all people)指「所有人」的everyone, and it is not a polite way to say he for a mixed group也不是一種在講混合群體時用來代替he的禮貌說法。