1 COMB in ADJ [ADJ n] (表示参与某事的人的数量,people 无此用法) -person is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved in something or can use something. People is not used in this way. (表示参与某事的人的数量,people 无此用法)
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...two-person households.
两口之家
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...the spa's 32-person staff.
温泉疗养院的32名员工
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...his 1971 one-person exhibition.
他1971年的个人展览
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...two-person tents.
双人帐篷
2 COMB in N-COUNT (表示从事某工作的人,可避免指明性别,people也有此用法) -person is added to nouns to form nouns which refer to someone who does a particular job or is in a particular group. -person is used by people who do not want to use a term which indicates whether someone is a man or a woman. -people can also be used in this way. (表示从事某工作的人,可避免指明性别,people也有此用法)
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...Mrs. Sahana Pradhan, chairperson of the United Leftist Front.
萨哈娜·普拉丹夫人,联合左翼阵线主席
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...Jessie Marshall, a contemporary craftsperson.
杰西·马歇尔,当代手工艺人
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He had a staff of six salespeople working for him.
他手下有6名销售人员为他工作。