goodman
gb/ɡˈʊdmən/ us/ɡˈʊdmən/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 9000
Goodman, gazda
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
1
Goodman
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Σημασία
the surname Goodman
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
Mr. Goodman
|Ms. Goodman
|Dr. Goodman
|Benny Goodman
|the Goodman family
Συνώνυμα
family name (General term for the last name of a person; not specific to the name Goodman.)
Αντώνυμα
given name (Refers to a person’s first name, not their family name.)
Θέματα
people
|names
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The last name of a person, written as Goodman.
A surname used as the family name of a person, written with a capital G.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
ARCHAIC
2
gazda
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Σημασία
male head of a household
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the goodman of the house
|the goodman and his wife
|our goodman
|the goodman came home
Συνώνυμα
husband (Modern everyday term; does not carry the specific historical and social-status nuance of "goodman".)
Αντώνυμα
wife (In a traditional household, the female spouse contrasted with the male head of the house.)
Θέματα
history
|family
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
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.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
ARCHAIC
3
gazda
B2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
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."
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
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.
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Σημασία
old title before a man’s surname
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
Goodman Brown
|Goodman Smith
|Goodman John
|Goodman Jones
Συνώνυμα
Mister (Modern and common; does not carry the specific historical class and household-head meaning of "Goodman.")
Αντώνυμα
Goodwife (Historical female counterpart used as a title for a married woman, often the wife of a goodman.)
Θέματα
history
|forms of address
|society
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
goodman
IPA
GB/ɡˈʊdmən/
US/ɡˈʊdmən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
good - man (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (good)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: goodman
- Plural: goodmans
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
Goodman [surname]
1/ɡˈʊdmən sˈɚnˌeɪm/
fixed phrase
archaic
old respectful title + surname
In old English, a fixed way to say a man’s title and last name, similar to saying "Mr. Smith" today.
Παραδείγματα
- The villagers watched as Goodman Carter walked down the lane.
- In the story, Goodman Brown meets a strange man in the forest.
- They wrote the letter to "Goodman Harris" at the farm.
the goodman of the house
1/ðə ɡˈʊdmən əv ðə hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase
archaic
male head of this household
In old English, a set phrase meaning the man who is the main head of that home.
Παραδείγματα
- The servants waited for the goodman of the house to return.
- She asked the goodman of the house for permission to stay the night.