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One-man means one person does the whole thing: they perform it, run it, or control it alone. A one-man show is a play or concert with only one performer. A one-man business has no staff. A one-man band, in the old picture, is a musician who plays many instruments at once; people also use it for someone who tries to do every job in a team.
One-man means one person does the whole thingone-man是指一個人做完所有的事:they perform it, run it, or control it alone獨自表演、獨自經營,或獨自掌控。A one-man show is a play or concert with only one performerone-man show是只有一個表演者的戲劇或演唱會。A one-man business has no staffone-man business是沒有員工的生意。A one-man band, in the old picture, is a musician who plays many instruments at onceone-man band,照舊時的畫面來說,是一個人同時演奏好幾種樂器的樂手;people also use it for someone who tries to do every job in a team人們也用它形容一個團隊裡什麼工作都想自己做的人。
It usually comes before a noun. Though actually, the man here is old-fashioned English for “person.” You will still hear one-man in job talk and reviews, but many people now say one-person, or one-woman when they want to be exact.
It usually comes before a noun這個詞通常放在名詞前面。Though actually, the man here is old-fashioned English for "person."不過其實這裡的man是老式英文,用來指「人」。You will still hear one-man in job talk and reviews求職場合和評論裡還是聽得到one-man,but many people now say one-person, or one-woman when they want to be exact但現在很多人想講得精確時會說one-person,或one-woman。
The meaning does not change: still only one human being. It can sound (they did it all themselves) or a little worried (no one else is there to help).
The meaning does not change: still only one human being意思不會變:還是只有一個人。It can sound admiring (they did it all themselves) or a little worried (no one else is there to help)聽起來可以是欣賞的口氣(他們全靠自己完成),也可以帶點擔心的口氣(沒有別人在旁邊幫忙)。
組成one + man. Here man is used in the old way to mean a person, not only a male.
同家族的字
- one-womanthe same pattern, used when the one person is a woman
- one-personthe same idea, said in a way that does not mark gender
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
one-manadj
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Involving, done, or operated by only one person.
- Strictly a one-man wave. Just wasn't room for two surfers.
- There was also the influx of a third of a million road lorries, sold at giveaway prices after their war roles ceased and used by competing one-man businesses to skim off sundry agricultural freight.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。