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a human as an individual 人；個人 What sort of person would do a thing like that? 什麽人會幹那樣的事呢？ He's a fascinating person. 他是個魅力十足的人。 - as a person
What is she like as a person? 她的人品怎麽樣？ He's just the person we need for the job. 他正是我們需要的適合這項工作的人。 She's the only person I can talk to about my problems. 她是我唯一可以談論我的問題的人。 Gary was the last person I expected to see when I answered the doorbell. 當我按門鈴時，加裏是我最不想見到的人。 I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. 我接到了過去的鄰居寫來的一封信。 I'm not really a city person (= I don't really like cities). 我不是一個很喜歡城市生活的人。
Extra ExamplesCan I speak to the person in charge, please? 我能和負責人談一談嗎？ I'm not a religious person. 我不信教。 Police think they have found the person responsible for the muggings. 警方認爲他們已經找到了行兇搶劫的人。 Robbie did what any other sane person would do in this situation. 羅比做了任何有理智的人在這種情況下都會做的事。 She is a warm but very private person. 她爲人熱情但感情藏得很深。 She's the right person for the job. 她是這一工作的合適人選。 The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings. 紀律檢查小組會將調查結果通知相關人員。 The police now realize that they had the wrong person. 警方現在意識到他們抓錯人了。 a mentally ill person 精神病患者 a person from Vietnam 一個從越南來的人 a person from the same family as Gina 與吉娜來自同一家庭的人 an openly gay person working in business 在商界任職的公開的同性戀者 the imprisonment of an innocent person 對一個無辜者的關押 It's easy to send an email to the wrong person by accident. 很容易不小心給錯人發郵件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- young
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- as a person
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a human, especially one who is not identified 人；某人 A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to name) told me about it. 有人告訴了我這件事。 The price is $40 per person. 價格爲每人 40 美元。 This vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons. (= in a notice) 此車準乘 4 人。 - (
law 法律 The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown. 裁斷是一人或多人謀殺，兇手身份未明。 The virus is spread from person to person. 該病毒經人際接觸傳播。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- young
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(in compounds 構成複合詞 a person working in the area of business mentioned; a person connected with the thing mentioned 從事…工作（或擔任…職務）的人；人員 a salesperson 推銷員 a spokesperson 發言人
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grammar 語法 any of the three classes of personal pronouns. The first person (I/we) refers to the person(s) speaking; the second person (you) refers to the person(s) spoken to; the third person (he/she/it/they) refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken about. 人稱（第一人稱 I／we 指說話人，第二人稱 you 指聽話的人，第三人稱 he／she／it／they 指談到的人或事物）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, later ‘human being’.
Idioms
about/on your person
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if you have or carry something about/on your person, you carry it about with you, for example in your pocket 随身帶着；身上有 Relatives of the dead man were traced through an address found on his person. 死者的親屬是通過在他身上發現的地址找到的。
be no respecter of persons, age, class, etc.
to treat everyone in the same way, without being influenced by their importance, wealth, etc. 平等待人；一視同仁 Death is no respecter of persons. 死神不區分貧富貴賤。
in person
if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing it by letter, asking somebody else to do it, etc. 親自；親身 He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. 他不得不親自去拿自己的福利支票。 She appeared in person to collect her prize. 她親自到場領獎。
in the person of somebody