person

英 [ˈpɜːsn]

美 [ˈpɜːrsn]

n.  人; 个人; 某人; 从事…工作(或担任…职务)的人; 人员

复数：persons　

中考高考IELTSCET4考研TEM4法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.308 / COCA.345

习惯用语

n.

about/on your person
• 身上带着；身上有
  if you have or carry sth about/on your person , you carry it about with you, for example in your pocket
in person
• 亲自；亲身
  if you do sth in person , you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing it by letter, asking sb else to do it, etc.
in the person of sb
• 以某人的形骸；通过某人体现
  in the form or shape of sb
• Help arrived in the person of his mother.
  来帮忙的是他的母亲。
be no respecter of persons
• 平等待人；一视同仁
  to treat everyone in the same way, without being influenced by their importance, wealth, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 人；个人
  a human as an individual
  1. What sort of person would do a thing like that?
     什么人会干那样的事呢？
  2. He's a fascinating person.
     他是个魅力十足的人。
  3. What is she like as a person?
     她的人品怎么样？
  4. He's just the person we need for the job.
     他正是我们需要的适合这项工作的人。
  5. I had a letter from the people who used to live next door.
     我接到了过去的邻居写来的一封信。
  6. I'm not really a city person (= I don't really like cities) .
     我不是一个很喜欢城市生活的人。
• 人；某人
  a human, especially one who is not identified
  1. A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to name) told me about it.
     有人告诉了我这件事。
  2. The price is $40 per person.
     价格为每人40元。
  3. This vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons. (= in a notice)
     此车准乘4人。
  4. The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown.
     裁断是一人或多人谋杀，凶手身份未明。
• 从事…工作（或担任…职务）的人；人员
  a person working in the area of business mentioned; a person concerned with the thing mentioned
  1. a salesperson
     推销员
  2. a spokesperson
     发言人
• 人称（第一人称I / we指说话人，第二人称you指听话的人，第三人称he / she / it / they指谈到的人或事物）
  any of the three classes of personal pronouns. The first person ( I/we ) refers to the person(s) speaking; the second person ( you ) refers to the person(s) spoken to; the third person ( he/she/it/they ) refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken about.

柯林斯词典

The usual word for ‘more than one person’ is people. The form persons is used as the plural in formal or legal language. 表示不止一个人时通常用 people，persons 作为复数形式用于正式或法律语言中。


• N-COUNT 人；个人
  Apersonis a man, woman, or child.
  1. At least one person died and several others were injured...
     至少一人死亡，还有几个人受伤。
  2. Everyone knows he's the only person who can do the job...
     人人都知道他是唯一能做这项工作的人。
  3. My great-grandfather was a person of some importance here...
     我曾祖父曾是这儿的头面人物。
  4. The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person...
     我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
  5. They were both lovely, friendly people...
     他们俩都很和善友好。
  6. At least fifty four people have been killed and a further fifty are missing.
     至少有54人死亡，另外还有50人失踪。
• N-PLURAL （person的复数形式，用于正式、法律、技术文体中）
  Personsis used as the plural ofpersonin formal, legal, and technical writing.
  1. ...removal of the right of accused persons to remain silent...
     剥夺被告人保持沉默的权利
  2. Persons who wish to adopt a child may contact their local social services department.
     想收养孩子的人可以与当地社会公益部门联系。
  3. ...persons with neck problems.
     脖子有毛病的人
• N-COUNT 为人；人品
  If you talk about someoneas a person, you are considering them from the point of view of their real nature.
  1. I've a lot of time for him as a person now...
     现在我有充分的时间去了解他的人品。
  2. Robin didn't feel good about herself as a person.
     罗宾不喜欢自己的为人。
• N-COUNT 喜欢（不喜欢）…的人
  If someone says, for example, 'I'm an outdoor person' or 'I'm not a coffee person', they are saying whether or not they like that particular activity or thing.
  1. I am not a country person at all. I prefer the cities.
     我根本不喜欢乡村生活，我喜欢城市。
• PHRASE 亲自；本人
  If you do somethingin person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you.
  1. You must collect the mail in person and take along some form of identification...
     你必须携带本人身份证明亲自来取邮件。
  2. She went to New York to receive the award in person.
     她亲自前往纽约领奖。
• PHRASE 本人；直接；当面
  If you meet, hear, or see someonein person, you are in the same place as them, rather than, for example, speaking to them on the telephone, writing to them, or seeing them on television.
  1. It was the first time she had seen him in person.
     这是她第一次见到他本人。
  2. ...a trip to Hollywood to meet his favorite actor in person...
     去好莱坞亲自面见他最喜欢的演员的旅程
  3. She wanted to hear him sing in person.
     她想听他现场演唱。
• N-COUNT 身体
  Yourpersonis your body.
  1. The suspect had refused to give any details of his identity and had carried no documents on his person.
     嫌疑犯拒绝说出他的具体身份，而且身上没有携带任何身份证明。
• PHRASE 名叫；人称
  You can usein the person ofwhen mentioning the name of someone you have just referred to in a more general or indirect way.
  1. We had a knowledgeable guide in the person of George Adams.
     我们有一位见识广博的导游乔治·亚当斯。
• See also:first personsecond personthird person

英英释义

noun

• a human being
  1. there was too much for one person to do
  Synonym:individualsomeonesomebodymortalsoul
• a human body (usually including the clothing)
  1. a weapon was hidden on his person
• a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
  1. stop talking about yourself in the third person

双语例句

• He tells the story in the first person
  他用第一人称讲述了这个故事。
• A friend of mine is a very anxious person.
  我的一个朋友是个非常容易焦虑不安的人。
• I'm not the kind of person to get married
  我不是那种适合结婚的人。
• I've a lot of time for him as a person now
  现在我有充分的时间去了解他的人品。
• The amount of sleep we need varies from person to person
  我们对睡眠的需求量因人而异。
• I am by no means an unsociable person.
  我绝对不是一个不合群的人。
• How can only one person have the final say on such an important matter?
  这么大的事怎么能一个人说了算？
• It was the first time she had seen him in person.
  这是她第一次见到他本人。
• They were both lovely, friendly people
  他们俩都很和善友好。
• The only person who makes rules in this house is me.
  这座房子里就我说了算。