joe

/dʒəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /dʒəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjō/ (ame, mw)

joe — noun

1. coffee, especially a hot cup of brewed coffee — a casual American word used in e

1.名詞B2
釋義

coffee, especially a hot cup of brewed coffee — a casual American word used in everyday speech rather than on menus.

例句

Imran poured himself another cup of joe before his early-morning shift at the bakery.

collocation: cup of joe

The diner serves strong joe at the counter for two dollars a mug.

uncountable: 'serves joe', not 'a joe'

同義詞
  • coffee

    the neutral, standard term — works in any register

  • java

    another informal American word for coffee, similar register to 'joe'

  • brew

    informal, often referring to a fresh pot of coffee

文法句型

a cup of joe

用法筆記

Frequently appears in the fixed phrase 'cup of joe' or 'pot of joe'. Subject is usually a person drinking or serving coffee in casual American English; rare outside spoken or informal written contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I ordered a joe at the café.
✅I ordered a cup of joe at the café.
💡'joe' is uncountable, like 'coffee'; use 'a cup of joe' rather than 'a joe'.
❌Would you like some joes?
✅Would you like some joe?
💡no plural form; treat it like the mass noun 'coffee'.

2. a typical, ordinary man — usually used to talk about working-class people or any

2.名詞C1
釋義

a typical, ordinary man — usually used to talk about working-class people or anyone without wealth, fame, or special status.

例句

The new tax law will hurt the average joe more than the wealthy investor.

fixed phrase: the average joe

Joaquín is just an ordinary joe trying to pay rent and raise his daughters.

collocation: an ordinary joe

同義詞
  • guy

    more general informal word for a man, no class implication

  • fellow

    slightly older or more formal informal word for a man

  • everyman

    more literary; the typical or representative man, often in fiction or essays

反義詞
  • VIP

    very important person — the opposite of an ordinary joe

  • elite

    people with wealth, fame, or special status

文法句型

an ordinary joe

the average joe

用法筆記

Almost always appears in fixed phrases 'the average joe', 'an ordinary joe', or 'a regular joe'. Refers to men by default; rarely used for women. Often carries a sympathetic tone toward working-class people facing systems built for the rich or powerful.

常見錯誤

❌She is an average joe.
✅She is an average person.
💡'joe' refers to men by default; for women, use 'person' or 'Jane' (as in 'average Jane', less common).
❌He is a joe.
✅He is an ordinary joe.' / 'He is a regular joe.
💡almost always used with 'average', 'ordinary', or 'regular' as a fixed phrase.