大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——a man of letters, 這個短語的含義不是指「寫信的一個男人」,其正確的含義是:
a man of letters 文人,作家,學者
As a man of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
作為一個文人,教授可以輕鬆地就莎士比亞的作品講上幾個小時。
He was a man of letters with no interest in current affairs .
他是個學者,對時事不感興趣。
Mr Miller gave up his career as a doctor to become a man of letters.
米勒先生放棄了醫生這一職業,成了一位作家。
As a man of letters, Fraser tends to emphasise rhetoric at the expense of reality.
作為一個文人,弗雷澤往往為了講究修辭而捨棄真實性。
He is an eminent man of letters with a cushy gig at an Ivy League institution.
他是一位著名學者,在一所常春藤盟校有著安逸的工作。