Vzorec užití:
[someone] Goodman
Sarah Goodman will give a talk at the conference tomorrow.
Sarah Goodman holnap előadást tart a konferencián.
The novel was written by Jonathan Goodman in 1998.
A regényt Jonathan Goodman írta 1998-ban.
Please send the package to Emma Goodman at this address.
Goodman won the award for best investigative reporting.
Benny Goodman was a famous American jazz clarinetist.
Učební příklady
My teacher’s name is Lisa Goodman.
A tanárom neve Lisa Goodman.
Mr. Goodman is our new neighbor.
Goodman úr az új szomszédunk.
The letter is for David Goodman.
I saw the name Goodman on the door.
She married a man named Goodman.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes read the surname "Goodman" as the phrase "good man" and try to understand it as a description. When it is capitalized and used after a first name or title, it is a name, not an adjective + noun.
Význam
the surname Goodman
Kolokace
Mr. Goodman
|Ms. Goodman
|Dr. Goodman
|Benny Goodman
|the Goodman family
Synonyma
family name (General term for the last name of a person; not specific to the name Goodman.)
Antonyma
given name (Refers to a person’s first name, not their family name.)
Témata
people
|names
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
The last name of a person, written as Goodman.
A surname used as the family name of a person, written with a capital G.
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Vzorec užití:
the goodman of [a house]
The goodman of the house returned late from the fields.
A ház gazdája későn tért vissza a földekről.
The goodman sat by the fire while his children slept upstairs.
A gazda a tűz mellett ült, miközben a gyerekei az emeleten aludtak.
When the goodman spoke, everyone in the household fell silent.
The villagers gathered in the yard of the goodman’s cottage.
She waited by the door for the goodman to come home.
Učební příklady
In this old story, the goodman works on the farm.
Ebben a régi történetben a gazda a gazdaságban dolgozik.
The goodman of the house is angry in the play.
A színdarabban a ház gazdája dühös.
In the poem, the goodman loves his family.
The goodman tells his son to be careful.
The goodman and his wife have three children.
Častá chyba:
Learners may think "goodman" here simply means "a man who is good." In historical texts it refers to a social role: the male head of a household, not just a morally good man.
Význam
male head of a household
Kolokace
the goodman of the house
|the goodman and his wife
|our goodman
|the goodman came home
Synonyma
husband (Modern everyday term; does not carry the specific historical and social-status nuance of "goodman".)
Antonyma
wife (In a traditional household, the female spouse contrasted with the male head of the house.)
Témata
history
|family
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definice
In old English use, a man who is the main head of his home and family, usually not rich or noble.
In historical English, a man who is the head of his household, especially one of lower or middle social rank.
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Vzorec užití:
Goodman [surname]
The old tale begins, "Goodman Brown set out from his village at dusk."
A régi történet így kezdődik: „Brown gazda alkonyatkor elindult a falujából.”
When Goodman Smith entered the room, the servants bowed their heads.
Amikor Smith gazda belépett a szobába, a szolgák fejet hajtottak.
The judge called the witness "Goodman Jones" before asking his questions.
In the play, Goodman Turner argues with his neighbors about the boundary wall.
The letter was addressed to "Goodman John Carter, at the mill by the river."
Učební příklady
In this story, a man is called Goodman Brown.
Ebben a történetben egy férfit Brown gazdának szólítanak.
People in the village speak to him as Goodman Smith.
A falubeliek Smith gazdának szólítják.
The writer uses the old title Goodman before the man’s name.
Goodman Jones walks through the town in the book.
They write "Goodman Clark" at the top of the letter.
Častá chyba:
Learners may read "Goodman Brown" as if it meant "a man named Brown who is good." In older texts, "Goodman" is a fixed title like "Mr.", not a description of his character.
Význam
old title before a man’s surname
Kolokace
Goodman Brown
|Goodman Smith
|Goodman John
|Goodman Jones
Synonyma
Mister (Modern and common; does not carry the specific historical class and household-head meaning of "Goodman.")
Antonyma
Goodwife (Historical female counterpart used as a title for a married woman, often the wife of a goodman.)
Témata
history
|forms of address
|society
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definice
In old English, a word put before a man’s last name to show respect, similar to “Mr.”
A historical form of address used as a title before a man’s surname, roughly equivalent to “Mister,” especially for a householder of lower or middle social rank.