everyman
everyman · everymen
In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the…In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
/ˈɛvɹiːˌmæn/
Значение
значений: 1In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort.
Near-synonyms: man on the street, John Q. Public (see more there)
In the novels of John Updike, sometimes Rabbit is his own man, and sometimes he is everyman.
Ещё определения
- the ordinary person
Происхождение
Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c.Perhaps from the Flemish play Elckerlijc (c. 1495) or its English translation Everyman (c. 1520).
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Формы
мн. число: everymenСинонимы
синонимов: 2Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Производныеeverymanish
Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Множественное число существительных — Потому что у него неправильное множественное число