to a man 一致，毫无例外
to a man 是一个很地道的用法。表示“一致，毫无例外”。 固定的介宾搭配，当作副词使用，修饰动词。to a 'man | to the last 'man
used to emphasize that sth is true of all the people being described
一致；毫无例外:
They answered 'Yes,' to a man.
他们异口同声地回答:"是。"
They were all destroyed, to the last man.
他们无一例外全部被歼。
to a 'man(written)
■ used to emphasize that sth is true of all the people being described﹙用于强调﹚一致，毫无例外:
To a man, they all agreed. 他们全都赞成此事。
to a man — used to say that all the members in a group of men said, did, or thought the same thing
He worried that some of his friends might object, but, to a man, they supported his decision. [=all of them supported his decision]
to a man 要注意区别：to the last man
to the last man:until all the men in a group are killed, defeated, etc.
They vowed to fight to the last man.
页:
[1]