gents'

IPA/dʒˈɛnts/
IPA/dʒˈɛnts/

gents' — 名詞

1. a room with toilets that men use when they are in a public place such as a pub,

1.名詞B2
釋義

男廁

公共場所裡的男用洗手間

a room with toilets that men use when they are in a public place such as a pub, restaurant, or train station.

例句

Eshe asked the waiter where the gents' was before ordering dessert.

Eshe 在點甜點之前，先問了服務生男廁在哪裡。

typical pattern: 'the gents'' as a location noun

The pub on Baker Street has the gents' downstairs and the ladies' up by the bar.

Baker Street 上那間酒吧的男廁在樓下，女廁在吧台旁邊。

paired contrast: 'the gents'' vs 'the ladies''

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

the gents'

用法筆記

Almost always used with the definite article ('the gents''). British English; American speakers say 'the men's room' or 'the bathroom'.

常見錯誤

❌I'm going to gents'.
✅I'm going to the gents'.
💡needs the definite article 'the'.
❌The gents are over there.' (meaning the toilet)
✅The gents' is over there.
💡the toilet sense keeps the apostrophe and takes a singular verb.

2. an informal short form of 'gentleman', used to praise a man who treats others, e

2.名詞C1
釋義

謙謙君子

對人有禮、待女士尤其紳士的男子

an informal short form of 'gentleman', used to praise a man who treats others, especially women, with kindness and good manners.

例句

Maeve told her sister that Eitan was a real gents' for carrying both heavy suitcases up the stairs.

Maeve 對她妹妹說，Eitan 真是個謙謙君子，幫她們把兩個很重的行李箱搬上樓。

praise construction: 'a real gents''

The taxi driver was a proper gents' — he refused payment when he heard Noor had lost her wallet.

那位計程車司機真是一位謙謙君子——他聽到 Noor 把錢包弄丟了，就拒絕收車資。

同義詞
  • gentleman

    the full standard form; more neutral and formal

  • gent

    another informal short form, without the apostrophe

文法句型

a real gents'

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 always describes a person and takes 'a' or 'a real/proper/true'; sense 1 names a room and almost always takes 'the'. Sense 2 is much rarer in modern British speech than the standard form 'gentleman'.

常見錯誤

❌He is gentleman.
✅He is a real gents'.
💡when using this informal form, keep 'a' (often with 'real', 'proper', or 'true').
❌She is a gents'.
✅She is a lady.
💡only used of men.