rain man

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person. derogatory
  2. A man who is believed to have power to control the rain.
    — The special relation between men and their totems is shown by a belief which exists in a large number of tribes, to the effect that the men have the power to make their own totem animal or plant increase in numbers; so that a kangaroo man can cause the kangaroos to multiply, a rain man can make rain, and so on. A kangaroo man cannot make rain, nor can a rain man do anything to increase the number of kangaroos.
  3. A non-autistic or impaired person whose mannerisms are similar to such people. derogatory
  4. A spirit of the rain.
    — These depict in vivid descriptions how the rain man in the west expands in the form of a black cloud; white clouds precede him which unfold like a flower;
  5. An expert at something. humorous
    — Lovingly dubbed the Rain Man of Weed by her family, Heylia James is legendary in West Adams for being able to "eyeball an ounce from outer space with her glasses cracked," and for making "everybody's business my business" ("You Can't Miss the Bear").

词形变化

rain men plural rain men plural

词源

词源 1
From the 1988 film Rain Man, about an autistic man with the name Raymond, misinterpreted as “Rain man” by his brother in childhood.
词源 2
From rain + man.
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