so-and-so,总感觉哪里不对,但它是正确的
乍看就把 so-and-so 跟 and so on 挂上钩,实际上 so-and-so 跟我们想象的意思差很多,它是一个习惯用语,可以意为“某某人(或事物);恼人的家伙;讨厌鬼”等,通常是指叫不上名字的人、物,或泛指,寓意:
used in the place of someone's name, indicating that the person is of little importance
用来代替某人的名字,表示这个人不重要
used in place of a person or thing when you are speaking generally
当大体上描述时,用来代替人或物
it can also be used as euphemism to describe an unpleasant person
它也可以作为委婉语来形容一个令人不快的人
can be used in place of a swear word
可以用来代替脏话
解析:swear word 意为“诅咒语,骂人的话,脏话”。
例如:
I love how June is always telling us how she met so-and-so on her travels. Everyone knows that she is making it up.
我喜欢琼总是告诉我们她是如何在旅行中认识某某的。大家都知道她在编造。
解析:短语动词 make up 除了“编造”的意思,还有“形成;拼装;凑数;配药;临时铺床”等意思。
Book club is mostly used for gossiping. Peter bought a new car, so-and-so had surgery on her face.
读书俱乐部主要是用来说三道四的。彼得买了一辆新车,某某做了脸部手术。
解析:so-and-so 的复数形式是 so-and-sos.
You are welcome to bring so-and-so to our party on Friday night. We don't bother remembering their names anymore.
欢迎你星期五晚上带某某来参加我们的聚会。我们不再费心记住他们的名字了。
解析:bother 后面还可以接带 to 不定式,例如:
He hasn't even bothered to write.
他甚至懒得写信。
My new boss is a real so-and-so. He is rude to everyone.
我的新老板真是个恼人的家伙。他对每个人都很粗鲁。