單詞
matchmaker
美['m?t?'mek?]
基本信息
- n. 媒人；安排比賽的人；火柴制造者
詞態變化
復數:?matchmakers;
中文詞源
matchmaker 媒人
match,匹配，配偶，maker,產生，制造。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- matchmaker (n.)
- also match-maker, "marriage-broker," 1630s, from match (n.2) + maker. Related: Match-making.
雙語例句
- 1. Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.
- 一些朋友牽線搭橋，把我們兩個都請去赴宴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries.
- 數世紀以來，媒人一直在猶太人社區扮演著重要角色。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. What a fine matchmaker Mrs. Wang had turned out to be!
- 汪太太做得好媒人!
來自漢英文學 - 圍城
- 4. The little boy began to scream and kick. The matchmaker took him outside.
- 小小的孩子也哭了,手腳亂舞的, 可是老婦人終于給他拉到小門外去.
來自漢英文學 - 中國現代小說
- 5. Liu Tung - fang had once asked Mrs. Wang to act as matchmaker for his sister.
- 劉東方有一次托汪太太為妹妹做媒.
來自漢英文學 - 圍城
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