"straight man" 怎么发音
expression
ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈmæn
STRAYT man
stɹˈeɪt/ /mˈæn
str-AYT man
释义
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.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈmæn
英式英语
stɹˈeɪt/ /mˈæn
简化发音
美式
STRAYT man
英式
str-AYT man
语境中听
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.