Straight man
n. <美>滑稽演员的配角
📖 牛津释义
straight man
member of a comedy act who makes remarks or creates situations for the main performer to make jokes about 喜剧中的配角; 滑稽演员的搭档.
🧩 词语组成解析
straight
[stret]
adj. 直的;连续的;直率的;整齐的;
adv. 直地;直接地;坦率地;立即;
n. 直线;直线部分;
straight(draw tight)→直立的；正直的；直线；直接地；坦白地
man
[mæn]
n. 男人;人类;男子汉;雇工;
vt. 使振作;操纵;给…配置人员;在…就位;
int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪;
🗣️ 情景例句
Follow me, please.
请跟我来。
Which one of those men is Mr. Taylor?
那些人中泰勒先生是哪个？
and that if only the common peoples of the would could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the hattlefield.
还说各国民众若在足球场或板球场上交锋，就不愿在战场上残杀的时候，我总是惊愕不已。