短语 | in the person of sb |
释义 | in the person of sb formalused before the name of someone who you have just mentioned in a more general way名叫某人,即某人〔用于具体说明刚才提及的人〕:•I was met by the police in the person of Sergeant Black.警方派人来接我,派来的是布莱克警官。⇒FIRST PERSON,MISSING PERSON,PERSON-TO-PERSON,SECOND PERSON,THIRD PERSONGRAMMAR 语法 The plural of person is usually people . person 的复数形式一般是 people:•Sixty four people (NOT persons) died in the fire.六十四人在火灾中丧生。Persons is also used, but only in public notices and other formal contexts. 也有 persons 的用法,不过只用在公告和其他正式文本中:•All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States.出生在美国的人都是美国公民。People meaning 'more than one person' is already plural and cannot form a plural with 's'. 表示“多于一个人”的 people 已经是复数形式的名词,因此不能再和 s 连用:•A lot of British people (NOT peoples) are employed by foreign firms.许多英国人被外国公司雇用。People meaning 'race' or 'nation' is countable and you can add 's' to form a plural in the normal way. 当 people 表示“种族”或“民族”时,是可数名词,可以如常加 s 构成复数:•African peoples非洲各民族in the person of sb(formal)in the form or shape of sb以某人的形骸;通过某人体现Help arrived in the person of his mother.来帮忙的是他的母亲。 |
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