V2EX jack-of-all-trades

Jack-of-all-trades

Definition / 释义

多面手;万金油:指一个人会很多不同的技能、能做多种工作,但通常暗示样样通、样样松(不一定精通)。常见完整说法是 “jack-of-all-trades, master of none”(样样都会,样样不精)。

Pronunciation / 发音

/dk v l tredz/

Examples / 例句

He’s a jack-of-all-trades.
他是个多面手。

In a small startup, she became a jack-of-all-trades, handling marketing, customer support, and even basic accounting when needed.
在一家小型创业公司里,她成了“万金油”,既做市场推广、又做客服,需要时甚至还要处理一些基础会计工作。

Etymology / 词源

Jack 在英语里长期被用作“普通男人/小伙子”的泛称(类似“张三李四”),trades 指“行业、手艺、工种”。因此 jack-of-all-trades 字面意思是“会各种行当的人”。后来常与 master of none 搭配,用来强调“会很多但不精”。

Related Words / 相关词

Literary Works / 文学作品中的用例

  • Thomas Heywood《The Husband》(1612):常被引作该说法的早期书面例证之一。
  • John Ray《A Collection of English Proverbs》(1670):作为谚语与俗语汇编,收录并传播了类似表达。
  • James Howell《Proverbs》(1659):早期英语谚语集之一,常见对该类说法的记录与流传。
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