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person

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per·son /ˈpɜːsən $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  (plural people /ˈpiːpəl/)PERSON/PEOPLE a human being, especially considered as someone with their own particular character 人
 He was a very nice person, always pleasant and friendly.
他是个很好的人，始终彬彬有礼。
 The only person who really said anything helpful was Jack.
只有一个人真正说了些有用的话，就是杰克。
kind/type/sort of person
 David was not the sort of person who found it easy to talk about his feelings.
戴维不是那种善于谈论自己感情的人。
 I like her as a person, but not as a boss.
我喜欢她这个人，但作为老板我就不喜欢了。
 I still know quite a lot of people in the village.
我仍然认识村里的很多人。
 a group of young people
一群年轻人
city/cat/night etc person (=someone who likes a particular kind of thing) 喜欢城市生活/猫/熬夜等的人
 I’m not a morning person.
我不是喜欢早起的人。
2  in person PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing something by letter, asking someone else to do it etc 亲自
 You have to sign for it in person.
你必须亲自签收。
Examples from the Corpus
in person• You can apply for a visa by mail, but it's quicker if you go to the embassy in person.• My letters were all returned to me, so I decided to go around to her house in person.• The prince was renowned for his bravery, and chose to lead his troops in person.
3. businessperson/salesperson etc PERSON/PEOPLEsomeone who works in business, who sells things etc 生意人/推销员等 → chairperson, spokesperson
4  (plural persons) formal or lawPERSON/PEOPLE someone who is not known or not named 〔身份不明或不说出其名的〕人；某人
 The police are appealing for any person who was in the area at this time to contact them.
警方呼吁当时在那个地区的人和他们联系。
 murder by person or persons unknown
凶手不明的谋杀案
 All 115 persons on board were killed.
机上115人全部丧生。
5  on/about your person formalHIDE/NOT SHOW if you have something on or about your person, you have it in your pockets or attached to you 在身上，随身带着
 Customs officers found a gun concealed about his person.
海关人员发现他身上藏着一把枪。
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on/about your person• Her long blonde hair tumbled artistically about her person.• At the time he died he was carrying the bomb on his person.• His favourite weapons are a.357 Desert Eagle, which he always carries on his person, and a Franchi Spas shotgun.• Don't worry, he's not about to escape with film concealed about his person.• Away to the police surgeon to be probed for invisible cells hidden about her person.• I distributed them properly about my person, and put on my hat.• We healed them with our doctor's hands and placed them about our person.
6  in the person of somebody formalREPRESENT used before the name of someone who you have just mentioned in a more general way 名叫某人，即某人〔用于具体说明刚才提及的人〕
 I was met by the police in the person of Sergeant Black.
警方派人接我，来的是布莱克警官。
Examples from the Corpus
in the person of somebody• A witness did appear in the person of tow-truck driver Mark Turpin.• Dissent in the county none the less survived powerfully through the eighteenth century in the persons of Phillip Doddridge and his followers.• Death, in the person of the Prophet.• A clear leader emerged in the person of Miyazawa.• York and Durham, perhaps even in the persons of Aethelric and Cynsige, with the armed power of the church.• Another introduction to politics was provided for me in the person of Randolph Churchill.• A real politician, in the person of Norman Tebbit, was the only chosen to fight the election.• Medical help was summoned in the person of the family doctor, Doctor Stanfield.
→ first person, missing person, person-to-person, second person, third person
5 GRAMMAR 语法
The plural of person is usually people . person 的复数形式一般是 people
Sixty four people (NOT不说persons) died in the fire. 64
人在火灾中丧生。
Persons is also used, but only in formal notices, documents, and situations . persons 仅用于公告、公文和正式场合
All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States.
出生于美国的人均为美国公民。
People meaning ‘more than one person’ is already plural and cannot form a plural with ‘s’ . 当people表示“多于一个人”时,已经是复数形式,不能再加 s
A lot of British people (NOT不说peoples) are employed by foreign firms.
许多英国人为外国公司雇用。
People meaning ‘race’ or ‘nation’ is countable and you can add ‘s’ to form a plural in the normal way . 当people表示“种族”或“民族”时,是可数名词,可以加s构成复数
African peoples
非洲各民族
 USAGE: People, persons
The plural of person is usually people: 的复数形式一般是 people
nThere are 25 people in the class.
✗Don't say: There are 25 persons in the class.
nThe plural persons is used in official English, for example in official notices, documents, or statements:
All persons born in the United States are citizens of the United States.
出生于美国的人均为美国公民。
nThe maximum number of persons in each group is 14.
Examples from the Corpus
person• Power does not necessarily make a person happy.• A person can be amazingly happy on the Great Plains.• The club does not allow any person under the age of 21 to enter.• Kevin's not an easy person to get to know.• About 70 percent of those elderly persons living with younger people are severely disabled.• Forms of particulars of claim are supplied by the court office to parties in person.• I think Sue's a really nice person.• In practice if not always in law, a married couple became one person, that person being the husband.• He's the only person I know who can speak Chinese.• It would have to be an evil-beneath-the-surface person who seems to be trustworthy.• Police are looking for the person or persons responsible for the fire.• I look forward to meeting the person who has mastered this strangeness.• The rate varies according to the experience of the person dealing with the work.• The person who finishes first gets a special prize.• If you're asking me about Latin, you're asking the wrong person.
kind/type/sort of person• She wasn't the spontaneous kind of person who would just up and leave.• And I shan't be that sort of person, she thought.• Would I become the kind of person I despised?• Gioella is the sort of person everyone has known for ever.• Uh, he is very conscious of the type of person that comes into the office.• It heals us of depression and sadness, as if they were intrinsic to the kind of person I believe myself to be.• We applaud this kind of person when they climb mountains, cross deserts, sail oceans and survive against incredible odds.• So, what kind of person is Willow Bay?
From Longman Business Dictionary
personper·son /ˈpɜːsənˈpɜːr-/ (also legal person) noun (plural persons) [countableC]LAW
a person or group of people who have certain rights and duties
In Scotland, a firm is a legal person distinct from the partners of the firm.
→ artificial person → natural person → see also detail person
Origin person
(1100-1200) Old French persone, from Latin persona “actor's mask, character in a play, person”, probably from Etruscan phersu “mask”
per·son noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →USAGE1
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