person
noun
ˈpɜːsən
noun
1
people
plural
/ ˈ pip ḷ ; ˈ pi ː p ə l/
a
human
being,
especially
considered
as
someone
with
their
own
particular
character
人
He
was
a
very
nice
person,
always
pleasant
and
friendly.
他是个很好的人，始终彬彬有礼。
The
only
person
who
really
said
anything
helpful
was
Jack.
唯一说了有用的话的人是杰克。
kind/type/sort
of
person
David
was
not
the
sort
of
person
who
found
it
easy
to
talk
about
his
feelings.
戴维不是那种轻易谈论自己感情的人。
I
like
her
as
a
person
,
but
not
as
a
boss.
她本人我是喜欢的，但作为老板我就不喜欢了。
I
still
know
quite
a
lot
of
people
in
the
village.
我仍然认识村里的很多人。
a
group
of
young
people
一群年轻人
city/cat/night
etc
person
(someone
who
likes
a
particular
kind
of
thing)
喜欢城市生活/猫/晚睡等的人
I’m
not
a
morning
person.
我不是喜欢早起的人。
2
in person
if
you
do
something
in
person,
you
go
somewhere
and
do
it
yourself,
instead
of
doing
something
by
letter,
asking
someone
else
to
do
it
etc
亲自
You
have
to
sign
for
it
in
person.
你必须亲自签收。
3
businessperson/salesperson etc
someone
who
works
in
business,
who
sells
things
etc
生意人/推销员等
4
persons
plural
someone
who
is
not
known
or
not
named
[正式或法律] 〔身份不明或不说出其名的〕人; 某人
formal or law
The
police
are
appealing
for
any
person
who
was
in
the
area
at
this
time
to
contact
them.
警方呼吁当时在那个地区的人和他们联系。
murder
by
person
or
persons
unknown
凶手不明的谋杀案
All
115
persons
on
board
were
killed.
机上 115 人全部丧生。
5
on/about your person
if
you
have
something
on
or
about
your
person,
you
have
it
in
your
pockets
or
attached
to
you
[正式] 在你身上，随身带着
formal
Customs
officers
found
a
gun
concealed
about
his
person.
海关人员发现他身上藏着一把枪。
6
in the person of sb
used
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〕
formal
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。
7
person people
The
plural
of
is
usually
.
person的复数形式一般是 people
Sixty
four
people
(NOT
不说
persons)
died
in
the
fire.
六十四人在火灾中丧生。
8
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。
9
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
不说
peoples)
are
employed
by
foreign
firms.
许多英国人被外国公司雇用。
10
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