母语思维控英文

036 突然忘记“那谁”的名字时 就用这个替代|placeholder names


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如果话到嘴边却忘记了个名字,那么通常会用“那谁“或”那什么”来替代。这种通用名就是在英文里叫做“placeholdernames ”。 具体而言,“whatishisname代替男性,whatishername代替女性。


你知道,老那谁给我今天打电话了。You know, old whatshisname rang me today.


她看上去像一个著名的女演员那谁。She looks likethat famous actress, whatishername.



“Whatsit”用途更广,应为可以代替人名或者事物。



好啊,那么我们就在二月份的那个几号见面吧.Ok. Let’s meet again on the whatsit of February.



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