释义
[ ev -ree-man ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɛv riˌmæn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
SEE SYNONYMS FOR Everyman ON THESAURUS.COM
noun (italics ) a 15th-century English morality play.
(usually lowercase ) an ordinary person; the typical or average person.
Origin of Everyman every + man
Words nearby Everyman everyhow, every inch, every inch a ___, every last one, every little bit helps, Everyman , every man for himself, every man has his price, every minute counts, every nook and cranny, every now and then
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for Everyman Christie may have his faults, but he oozes the everyman persona.
Will Chris Christie Regret His Cowboy Hug? | Matt Lewis| January 5, 2015| DAILY BEAST
You have to be an everyman and chameleon, so that every bit of you is involved in the end.
Martin Amis Talks About Nazis, Novels, and Cute Babies | Ronald K. Fried| October 9, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Ex-sexy elf Orlando Bloom, without even putting on his Legolas weave, turns Justin Bieber-punching everyman .
An Unlikely Hero Blooms in Ibiza: Orlando Bloom Sort of Punches Justin Bieber | Amy Zimmerman| July 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At the end of the day, Bloom emerges as an unlikely hero: former sexy elf turned Justin Bieber-punching everyman .
An Unlikely Hero Blooms in Ibiza: Orlando Bloom Sort of Punches Justin Bieber | Amy Zimmerman| July 30, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Still, the tradition of a hero with a younger, or everyman , acolyte stretches back to antiquity.
Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight | Rich Goldstein| July 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It has recently been reprinted in Dent's Everyman 's Library, and can thus be purchased for one shilling.
Parenthood and Race Culture | Caleb Williams Saleeby
Everyman , we will not from you go Till ye have gone this voyage long.Discretion.
Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse | Various
That ye would with Everyman go, And help him in his pilgrimage.
Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse | Various
Everyman , my leave now of thee I take; I will follow the other, for here I thee forsake.
Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction | Anonymous
None excuse may be there for Everyman : Alas, how shall he do then?
Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction | Anonymous
SEE MORE EXAMPLES SEE FEWER EXAMPLES
British Dictionary definitions for Everyman noun a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents mankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint
(often not capital) the ordinary person; common man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012