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a human as an individual 人；个人 What sort of person would do a thing like that? 什么人会干那样的事呢？ He's a fascinating person. 他是个魅力十足的人。 - as a person
What is she like as a person? 她的人品怎么样？ He's just the person we need for the job. 他正是我们需要的适合这项工作的人。 She's the only person I can talk to about my problems. 她是我唯一可以谈论我的问题的人。 Gary was the last person I expected to see when I answered the doorbell. 当我按门铃时，加里是我最不想见到的人。 I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. 我接到了过去的邻居写来的一封信。 I'm not really a city person (= I don't really like cities). 我不是一个很喜欢城市生活的人。
Extra ExamplesCan I speak to the person in charge, please? 我能和负责人谈一谈吗？ I'm not a religious person. 我不信教。 Police think they have found the person responsible for the muggings. 警方认为他们已经找到了行凶抢劫的人。 Robbie did what any other sane person would do in this situation. 罗比做了任何有理智的人在这种情况下都会做的事。 She is a warm but very private person. 她为人热情但感情藏得很深。 She's the right person for the job. 她是这一工作的合适人选。 The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings. 纪律检查小组会将调查结果通知相关人员。 The police now realize that they had the wrong person. 警方现在意识到他们抓错人了。 a mentally ill person 精神病患者 a person from Vietnam 一个从越南来的人 a person from the same family as Gina 与吉娜来自同一家庭的人 an openly gay person working in business 在商界任职的公开的同性恋者 the imprisonment of an innocent person 对一个无辜者的关押 It's easy to send an email to the wrong person by accident. 很容易不小心给错人发邮件。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- young
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a human, especially one who is not identified 人；某人 A certain person (= somebody that I do not wish to name) told me about it. 有人告诉了我这件事。 The price is $40 per person. 价格为每人 40 美元。 This vehicle is licensed to carry 4 persons. (= in a notice) 此车准乘 4 人。 - (
law 法律 The verdict was murder by a person or persons unknown. 裁断是一人或多人谋杀，凶手身份未明。 The virus is spread from person to person. 该病毒经人际接触传播。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- young
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(in compounds 构成复合词 a person working in the area of business mentioned; a person connected with the thing mentioned 从事…工作（或担任…职务）的人；人员 a salesperson 推销员 a spokesperson 发言人
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grammar 语法 any of the three classes of personal pronouns. The first person (I/we) refers to the person(s) speaking; the second person (you) refers to the person(s) spoken to; the third person (he/she/it/they) refers to the person(s) or thing(s) spoken about. 人称（第一人称 I／we 指说话人，第二人称 you 指听话的人，第三人称 he／she／it／they 指谈到的人或事物）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French persone, from Latin persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, later ‘human being’.
Idioms
about/on your person
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if you have or carry something about/on your person, you carry it about with you, for example in your pocket 随身带着；身上有 Relatives of the dead man were traced through an address found on his person. 死者的亲属是通过在他身上发现的地址找到的。
be no respecter of persons, age, class, etc.
to treat everyone in the same way, without being influenced by their importance, wealth, etc. 平等待人；一视同仁 Death is no respecter of persons. 死神不区分贫富贵贱。
in person
if you do something in person, you go somewhere and do it yourself, instead of doing it by letter, asking somebody else to do it, etc. 亲自；亲身 He had to pick up his welfare cheque in person. 他不得不亲自去拿自己的福利支票。 She appeared in person to collect her prize. 她亲自到场领奖。
in the person of somebody