"jekyll and hyde" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈdʒɛkəɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhaɪd

JEK-uhl and HIDE

UK

ˈdʒɛkəl/ /ˈænd/ /haɪd

JEK-uhl and HIDE

释义

"Jekyll and Hyde" describes someone who has two very different sides to their personality, often one good and one bad. It comes from a famous novel where the same person acts kindly and then very cruelly.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈdʒɛkəɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhaɪd

英式英语

ˈdʒɛkəl/ /ˈænd/ /haɪd

简化发音

美式

JEK-uhl and HIDE

英式

JEK-uhl and HIDE

语境中听

My boss is a Jekyll and Hyde; one day he's nice, the next day he's angry.

He can be a real Jekyll and Hyde when he’s stressed.

Sometimes Sarah acts like a Jekyll and Hyde, so it’s hard to know what she’ll do.

Living with a Jekyll and Hyde is exhausting—you never know which side you'll get.