كيف تنطق "straight man"

expression

ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈmæn

STRAYT man

stɹˈeɪt/ /mˈæn

str-AYT man

التعريف

In comedy, a "straight man" is the serious partner in a double act who sets up jokes for the funny one. It also refers to a man who is heterosexual.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈmæn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

stɹˈeɪt/ /mˈæn

أمريكي

STRAYT man

بريطاني

str-AYT man

He plays the straight man in their comedy duo.

The straight man helps the comedian make jokes even funnier.

Sometimes, people call a heterosexual man a straight man.

I'm the straight man, so I keep a serious face while my friend tells all the jokes.