Schéma d’usage :
Batman [verb] [someone/something]
Batman first appeared in comic books in 1939.
Batman először 1939-ben jelent meg képregényekben.
My little brother dressed up as Batman for Halloween.
Az öcsém Batmannek öltözött Halloweenre.
The new Batman movie shows a darker version of the character.
Batman fights crime in Gotham City without any superpowers.
Many actors have played Batman in different films and TV shows.
Exemples pédagogiques
Batman is my favorite superhero.
Batman a kedvenc szuperhősöm.
I saw a movie about Batman last night.
Tegnap este láttam egy filmet Batmanről.
He has a toy car with Batman inside.
She wore a Batman T-shirt to school.
Do you like Batman or Spider-Man more?
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse "Batman" with "bat man" and think it means any man who likes bats. In modern English, with a capital B and as one word, it almost always refers to the specific superhero character. Also, do not add an article before the name when used as a character name: say "Batman is strong", not "the Batman is strong" in most everyday contexts (though "the Batman" can appear in some stories or titles).
Sens
the DC Comics superhero Batman
Collocations
Batman movie
|Batman comic
|Batman costume
|Batman fan
|Batman character
|Batman and Robin
Synonymes
superhero (More general; refers to any hero with special abilities or identity, not specifically the character Batman.)
Antonymes
villain (Represents the typical enemy of Batman, a criminal or evil character rather than a hero.)
Thèmes
entertainment
|movies
|fiction
|pop_culture
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A famous superhero character from DC Comics who wears a black bat costume and fights crime in the city of Gotham.
A famous fictional superhero from DC Comics, usually shown as a masked crime-fighter in a bat-themed costume who protects Gotham City.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] serves as a batman to [someone]
During the war he served as a batman to a young lieutenant.
A háború alatt egy fiatal hadnagy tisztiszolgájaként szolgált.
The captain’s batman laid out his uniform every morning.
A kapitány tisztiszolgája minden reggel kikészítette az egyenruháját.
In many memoirs, the batman is remembered as a loyal and resourceful servant.
His duties as batman included cleaning boots and preparing meals.
The old film shows an officer and his batman sharing a small tent.
Exemples pédagogiques
He worked as a batman for an army officer.
Egy katonatiszt tisztiszolgájaként szolgált.
The batman cleaned the officer’s boots.
A tisztiszolga megtisztította a tiszt csizmáját.
In the story, the batman carries the bags.
Long ago, each officer had a batman.
His job as a batman was to help his captain.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often think this meaning is related to the superhero because the spelling is the same. In this sense, "batman" is a common noun, usually not capitalized, and refers to a historical military role. The term is rare in modern everyday English and mostly appears in historical texts, novels, or war memoirs.
Sens
soldier acting as officer’s servant
Collocations
officer’s batman
|serve as batman
|act as batman
|former batman
|regimental batman
Synonymes
orderly (A near-equivalent military term; can be broader, referring to someone doing general duties, not always as a personal servant.)
Antonymes
officer (The opposite role in the military relationship: the superior who is served by the batman.)
Thèmes
military
|history
|work
|law
Définition
In older British armies, a soldier whose job was to help one officer by cleaning, carrying things, and doing small jobs.
In historical British and Commonwealth armed forces, a soldier assigned as a personal servant to a commissioned officer, responsible for tasks such as carrying equipment, cleaning uniforms, and running errands.