英语单词

matchmaker是什么意思

matchmaker

美 ['mætʃ'mekɚ]
  • n. 媒人;安排比赛的人;火柴制造者

中文词源


matchmaker 媒人

match,匹配,配偶,maker,产生,制造。比喻用法。

英文词源


matchmaker (n.)
also match-maker, "marriage-broker," 1630s, from match (n.2) + maker. Related: Match-making.

双语例句


1. Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.
一些朋友牵线搭桥,把我们两个都请去赴宴。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The matchmaker has been an important member of Jewish communities for centuries.
数世纪以来,媒人一直在犹太人社区扮演着重要角色。

来自柯林斯例句

3. What a fine matchmaker Mrs. Wang had turned out to be!
汪太太做得好媒人!

来自汉英文学 - 围城

4. The little boy began to scream and kick. The matchmaker took him outside.
小小的孩子也哭了,手脚乱舞的, 可是老妇人终于给他拉到小门外去.

来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

5. Liu Tung - fang had once asked Mrs. Wang to act as matchmaker for his sister.
刘东方有一次托汪太太为妹妹做媒.

来自汉英文学 - 围城

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