everyman
everyman — 名詞
- everymansingular
- everymansplural
1. A character in a story, play, or film, or a real person, who represents the shar
普通人；常人
代表一般大眾的平凡人物
A character in a story, play, or film, or a real person, who represents the shared experiences and qualities of most ordinary people, rather than being exceptional or unusual.
The character Yael is an everyman who faces everyday problems at work and home.
在這部小說中，角色 Yael 是個普通人，面對工作與家庭的日常問題。
everyman as representative character type in fiction
Arjun sees himself as an everyman, not a hero, but a family man.
Arjun 認為自己是個普通人，不是英雄，而是個顧家的人。
The film's everyman, Omar, loses his job and finds new work to support his children.
電影中的普通人 Omar 失去工作後，找到了新工作來養活孩子。
Amira's book presents a modern everyman, a teacher in Taipei dealing with rising costs.
Amira 的書描寫了一個現代普通人，一位在台北面對物價上漲的老師。
Critics praised the play because its everyman, Nikos, felt real to ordinary audience members.
評論家稱讚這齣戲，因為劇中的普通人 Nikos 讓一般觀眾感到真實。
- ordinary person
More neutral and less literary; works in everyday speech
- common man
Similar meaning but slightly dated; often used in political or historical contexts
- average person
Colloquial and widely understood; focuses on statistical typicality rather than representation
- everywoman
Female counterpart of everyman; used when referring specifically to women
- exceptional person
Someone who stands out from the majority due to talent, wealth, or achievement
- elite
A small group of people with power, privilege, or status above the ordinary
文法句型
[article] + everyman
everyman + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in literary and cultural criticism to describe a fictional character type. Also used in social commentary about a real person seen as typical of a group. The word carries a literary origin — from a 15th-century morality play — so it sounds more formal than phrases like ordinary person or average person in everyday speech.