guy家伙；人

【使用地区】：美国，英国

【释义】：

A regular guy to many in Britain means“a thoroughly grotesque person，”whereas in America it means“a decent fellow．”The difference is not as pronounced as in the past，but the American meaning still has a strange ring to British ears，although it is being used more in England every year．For the British，guy owes its origin to the grotesque effigies of Guy Fawkes，a leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot，which are carried through the streets of England and burned in bonfires on November 5，Guy Fawkes Day．All of the festivities through the years probably mellowed the meaning of the word to include both good and bad guys．But only in America，far removed from the Gunpowder Plot in distance as well as time，is guy widely used for any“fellow，”no ridicule intended．In England to this day a guy remains a ridiculous—looking person．Since the 1970s guys in America has been used in referring to women as well as men，especially in mixed groups of men and women(e．g．，“Do you guys want to come over?”)．

对许多英国人来说，a regular guy意为“怪人”，而在美国此词意为“正派的人”。虽然这种区别不像过去那样明显，但美国的这种用法在英国人听来仍觉得陌生，尽管在英国这些年来使用得也越来越多。对英国人来说，guy源于臭名昭著的火药阴谋事件的主谋Guy Fawkes怪模怪样的模拟像。此人的模拟像于1605年11月5日在英国的几条街上被游街示众，然后在火中烧毁。这一天被称为“盖伊·福克斯日”。数百年来的庆祝活动可能使这个词的用法既有“好人”，又有“坏人”之意。但在美国，因为在时间和空间上远离火药阴谋事件的地方，所以此词被广泛用来指“人”，不含讥讽意义。在英国，直到现在，该词一直指“模样可笑的人”。自20世纪70年代以来，此词在美国既可指男子，也可指女子，尤其是男女在一起时，如：“你们这些人都想来吗?”