English Dictionary

man in the moon

固有名詞

イギリス英語 廃用 俗語

An image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands of the full moon. Now usually seen as a human face, in older traditions he is a man with a burden on his back, or accompanied by a small dog.

日本語の意味

満月の月面に見られる、暗い部分（海）と明るい部分（高原）の配置によって人の顔や男の姿に見える現象。また、伝統的には背中に荷を背負う男や小犬に伴われる男として描かれることもある。

As the clouds parted, she pointed to the man in the moon and told an old tale about a figure carrying a bundle on his back.

雲が切れると、彼女は月に見える人の顔を指さし、背に荷を負った人物の古い物語を語った。

意味（1）

An image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands of the full moon. Now usually seen as a human face, in older traditions he is a man with a burden on his back, or accompanied by a small dog.

Cal. Ha’ſt thou not dropt from heauen ? Ste. Out o’th Moone I doe aſſure thee. I was the Man ith’ Moone when time was. Cal. I haue ſeene thee in her : and I doe adore thee : My Miſtris ſhew’d me thee, and thy Dog, and thy Buſh.

意味（2）

(UK politics, slang, obsolete) A man who would pay for election expenditure and electors' expenses, as long as the latter voted his way.

To whom did you say that you wanted a ticket for home? — The stranger. The Man in the Moon? — Yes. […] And I may ask you, was it also included as one of the tickets in the amount that the Man in the Moon paid you?