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/
Значення
значень: 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.
Ще визначення
- the ordinary person
Походження
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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пов’язаних слів: 1Похідніeverymanish
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