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關於英語語法的兩個問題

好像不可以,單數,

人類

.man; mankind; humanity

以下是詞典解釋。

劍橋高級學習詞典

not only ... (but) also

not only ... (but) also

used to say that two related things are true or happened, especially when this is surprising or shocking:

Not only did he turn up late, he also forgot his books.

If this project fails it will affect not only our department, but also the whole organization.

牛津高階英漢雙解詞典

man 1

/ m?n; m?n/ n (pl men / men; m?n/)

[C] adult male human being 男人; 成年男子: clothes for men 男人的服裝.

[C] human being of either sex; person 人(男女均可): All men must die. 人皆有壹死. * Growing old is something a man has to accept. 逐漸衰老是任何人都得承認的事實.

[sing] (without the or a 不加the或a) the human race; mankind 人類: Man is mortal. 人終有壹死. * the origin of man 人類的起源 * medieval man, ie all people in the Middle Ages 中世紀的人類. =>Usage 見所附用法.

[C] husband, male lover, boy-friend, etc 丈夫; 男情人; 男朋友: Her man's been sent overseas by his employers. 她的丈夫已被雇主派到海外. * be made man and wife, ie be married 結成夫妻.

[C usu pl 通常作復數] male person under the authority of sb else (男性的)下屬: officers and men in the army, navy, etc 陸軍、 海軍等的官兵 * The manager gave the men (ie the workers) their instructions. 經理給雇員下達了指示.

[sing] (fml 文) manservant; valet 男仆; 貼身男仆: My man will drive you home. 我的仆人將開車送妳回家.

[C] (fml 文) present or former member of a named university (與校名連用)大學生, 大學校友: a Cambridge man 劍橋大學學生 * a Yale man 耶魯大學學生.

[sing] (infml 口) (used as a form of address, usu in a lively or an impatient way 用作稱呼, 通常含輕松或不耐煩的語氣): Hey, man, are you coming? 嘿, 老兄, 妳來嗎? * Be quiet, man! 老弟, 安靜點!

[C] male person with the qualities of courage, toughness, etc often associated with men 男子漢; 大丈夫: Be a man! ie Be brave. 要做個大丈夫(拿出勇氣來)! * They acquitted themselves like men. 他們表現得像男子漢.

[C] piece used in games such as chess, draughts, etc (國際象棋、 國際跳棋等的)棋子: capture all sb's men 吃掉某人所有的棋子.

(idm 習語) an angry young man => angry. as good, etc as the next man => next1. as one man acting unanimously; with everyone agreeing 壹齊; 壹致: The staff speak as one man on this issue. 在這個問題上全體職員意見壹致. be sb's man be the person required or ideally suited for a task 正是所需要的人: If you need a driver, I'm your man. 妳要是需要司機, 我當最合適. * If you want a good music teacher, he's your man. 妳們要是缺個好的音樂教師, 他就是最理想的人選. be man enough (to do sth) be brave enough 有足夠勇氣: You're not man enough to fight me! 妳沒有那個膽量跟我打! be one's own `man be able to arrange and decide things independently 能獨立自主; 能作主: He's his own man, but he doesn't ignore advice. 他雖然自有主張, 但並不輕視別人的意見. be twice the man/woman => twice. the child is father of the man => child. dead men's shoes => dead. dead men tell no tales => dead. a dirty old man => dirty. ,every man for him`self (and the devil take the hindmost) (saying 諺) everyone must look after his own interests, safety, etc 人各為己: In business, it's every man for himself. 在商言商, 人各為己. ,every man `jack (rhet esp derog 修辭, 尤作貶義) every single person 人人; 每個人: Every man jack of them ran off and left me! 他們壹個個都跑了, 把我撇下了! the grand old man => grand. hit/kick a man when he's down continue to attack or injure sb who is already defeated 繼續打擊或傷害已失敗的人; 落井下石. the inner man => inner. make a `man (out) of sb turn a young man into an adult 使某人長大成人: The army will make a man of him. 軍隊將把他鍛煉成人. a ,man about `town man who spends much time at fashionable parties, clubs, theatres, etc 經常出沒遊樂場所的男人; 花花公子. ,man and `boy from boyhood onwards (指男子)從小到大: He has worked for the firm, man and boy, for thirty years. 他從小至今已為該商行幹了三十年. the ,man in the `street; the ,man on the ,Clapham `omnibus (Brit) the average ordinary person of either sex 普通人, 壹般人(男女均可): The man in the street is opposed to this idea. 老百姓反對這種想法. a ,man of `God (fml or rhet 文或修辭) clergyman 神職人員. a man/woman of parts => part1. the ,man of the `match man who gives the best performance in a particular game of cricket, football, etc (在板球、 足球等運動某場比賽中的)最佳運動員: be voted man of the match 被選為最佳運動員. a ,man of `straw (rhet 修辭) (a) person of apparent, but not real, power 貌似有力的人物. (b) imaginary or very weak person presented as an opponent 想像的敵手; 很弱的對手. a man/woman of his/her word => word. a man/woman of the world => world. ,man to `man frankly; openly 誠 懇地; 公開地: Let's talk man to man. 咱們推心置腹地談談吧. * [attrib 作定語] a ,man-to-man `talk 坦誠的交談. a marked man => mark2. the odd man/one out => odd. the poor man's sb/sth => poor. sort out the men from the boys => sort2. time and tide wait for no man => time1. to a `man; to the last `man all, without exception 所有人; 毫無例外地: To a man, they answered `Yes'. 他們都壹致回答‘是’. * They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack. 因壹次進攻失敗, 他們全部被殺, 無壹幸免. one's young lady/young man => young.

> man interj (infml 口 esp US) (used to express surprise, admiration, etc 用以表示驚奇、 贊美等): Man! that's huge! 好家夥! 那麼大呀!

-man (forming compound ns 用以構成復合名詞)

1 (a) (with ns 與名詞結合) person who lives in 在...生活的人: countryman. (b) (with adjs and ns 與形容詞和名詞結合) native of ...的當地人: Irishman.

2 (with ns 與名詞結合) man concerned with 與...有關的人: `businessman* doorman * `postman. Cf 參看 -woman (woman). =>Usage at chair 用法見chair.

-manship (forming uncountable ns 用以構成不可數名詞) skill or quality of 有...技巧或性質: craftsmanship * sportsmanship. Cf 參看 -ship.

# ,man-at-`arms n (pl ,men-at-`arms) (in the Middle Ages) mounted soldier with heavy armour and weapons (中世紀的)重騎兵.

`man-eater n lion, tiger, etc that attacks men 攻擊人的獅、 虎等: (fig joc 比喻, 謔) My sister's a real man-eater! 我姐姐真是個母老虎! `man-eating adj [attrib 作定語]: a man-eating lion, tiger, etc 吃人的獅子、 老虎等.

man `Friday male general assistant in an office, etc (辦公室等的)男勤雜工.

`manhole n hole in a street fitted with a lid, through which sb can enter a sewer, etc to inspect it 人孔, 檢修孔(街道上設置的有蓋洞口, 人可進入檢修下水道等): [attrib 作定語] manhole cover 人孔蓋.

`man-hour n work done by one person in one hour 工時: The builder reckons 15 man-hours for the job. 建築者估計這個活兒需要15個工時.

`man-hunt n large-scale search for a (male or female) criminal, etc (對男或女罪犯等的)大搜捕: Police have launched a man-hunt for the bullion robbers. 警方已大舉搜捕搶劫金條的罪犯.

,man of `letters, ,woman of `letters person who does literary work, eg as a writer or critic 文學工作者.

,man-`made adj not naturally made; artificial 人工的; 人造的: ,man-made `fibres, `chemicals 人造纖維、 化學制品.

,man-of-`war n (pl ,men-of-`war) armed sailing-ship of a country's navy 帆式軍艦.

`manservant n (pl menservants) male servant 男仆. Cf 參看 maidservant (maid).

`man-size (also `man-sized) adj of a size suitable for a man; large (大小)適合男人的; 大型的; 大號的: a man-size(d) handkerchief, beefsteak, portion 大號的手帕、 大塊的牛排、 壹大份.

`manslaughter n [U] crime of killing a person unlawfully but not intentionally 非預謀殺人罪; 過失殺人: commit manslaughter 犯了過失殺人罪. Cf 參看 homicide 1, murder 1.

`mantrap n trap with large jaws formerly used for catching poachers, trespassers, etc 捕人陷阱(舊時用以捕捉偷獵者、 入侵私地者等).

NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Man can be used, in a similar way to mankind, to mean `all men and women'. *man的用法可與mankind相同, 指不分男女所有的人. Many people consider this biased against women and avoid it by using humanity, the human race(singular) or humans, human beings, people (plural).許多人認為這種用法是對女性的歧視而加以避免, 改用humanity、 the human race(單數)或humans、 human beings、 people(復數). man 2

/ m?n; m?n/ v (-nn-) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sb) supply sth (with men or, sometimes, women) for service or to operate something 給某事物提供(男性或有時為女性)服務人員或操作人員: man the boat with a replacement crew 給船提供替換船員 * a warship manned by experienced officers 配備有經驗的軍官的軍艦 * Barbara will man the telephone switchboard till we get back. 我們回來前由巴巴拉管理電話總機.