nobody
gb/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/ us/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 1600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
pronoun
A1
quantity
1
no person; not anyone
Not any person; no one.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[nobody] [verb] ...
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'nobody' with 'anybody' in negative sentences. 'Nobody' is already negative, so it doesn't need 'not'. For example, say 'Nobody came', not 'Nobody didn't come'.
Συνώνυμα
no one (Interchangeable in most contexts, but 'no one' is slightly more formal.)
Αντώνυμα
everybody (Refers to all people, the opposite of no person.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
nobody knows
|nobody cares
|nobody else
|nobody told
|nobody understands
Θέματα
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Nobody knows where she went.
- Nobody was at home when I called.
- Nobody can solve this problem.
- Nobody saw what happened.
- Nobody wanted to leave early.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Nobody is in the room.
- Nobody can help me.
- Nobody likes cold food.
- Nobody is here now.
- Nobody wants to be late.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
2
an unimportant or unknown person
A person who is not known or important.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a [nobody] in [place/field]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse the noun 'nobody' with the pronoun meaning 'no person'. As a noun, it refers to someone's status or importance, not just absence of people.
Συνώνυμα
nonentity (More formal and less common; often used in writing.)
Αντώνυμα
somebody (Refers to an important or well-known person.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
a complete nobody
|feel like a nobody
|treated like a nobody
Θέματα
social life
|identity
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He used to be a nobody before his music went viral.
- She felt like a nobody in her new school.
- Don't treat me like a nobody; I have skills too.
- The actor was a nobody until that blockbuster role.
- In politics, he was a nobody until last year.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I felt like a nobody at the party.
- He was a nobody before the show.
- She is not a nobody; she is very smart.
- They called him a nobody, but he proved them wrong.
- I don’t want to be a nobody.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
nobody
IPA
GB/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
US/nˈoʊbˌɑdi/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
nobody (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (nobody)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: nobody
- Plural: nobodies
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
like nobody's business
1/lˈaɪk nˈoʊbˌɑdiz bˈɪznɪs/
idiom
informal
very fast or well; intensely
To do something very well, fast, or strongly.
Παραδείγματα
- She can type like nobody's business.
- He plays the guitar like nobody's business.
nobody's perfect
1/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
everyone makes mistakes
Everyone makes mistakes; no one is perfect.
Παραδείγματα
- Don't worry about the error—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot my lines, but hey, nobody's perfect.
nobody's perfect
2/nˈoʊbˌɑdiz pˈɚfɛkt/
idiom
informal
Everyone makes mistakes sometimes
Used to say that it is normal for people to make mistakes.
Παραδείγματα
- Don't be too hard on yourself—nobody's perfect.
- I forgot your birthday, sorry. Nobody's perfect.