是个

is a

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phrase Extremely common #58
is a 个 is a common measure word used before nouns. In some contexts, 是个 can mean “is a/an” even when the subject is omitted.
CH: 他是个好老师。
EN: He is a good teacher.

我还以为您是个单身汉

I thought you were a bachelor.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

我是被冤枉…好,你是个诚实的农夫

I was falsely accused... Fine, you're an honest farmer.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

她却是个圣人

But she is a saint.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

"这里以前是个农场"

There used to be a farm here.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

您究竟是个怎么样的人

What kind of person are you, exactly?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

你一直是个理想家

You've always been an idealist.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

你以为烹饪是个很好玩的工作

You think cooking is a lot of fun.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

他很自豪他父亲是个伟大的科学家。

He is very proud that his father is a great scientist.

汤姆是个会计师。

Tom is an accountant.

秘阳是个什么样的地方啊?

What kind of place is Miyang?

— 密阳 (2007)

“那是什么?”“是个桃子。”

“What’s that?” “It’s a peach.”

他绝对是个间谍

He’s definitely a spy.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

那个小孩是个哑巴

That child is mute.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

是个法院

It’s a courthouse.

— 调音师 (2018)

这个看法是个错觉,并且没道理。

This view is an illusion and makes no sense.

如果你曾经是个传教士

If you were ever a missionary

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

这已经是个习惯了。

It’s already become a habit.

而且还是个语言学家

And he’s a linguist, too.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

你怎么知道这夫人是个寡妇?

How do you know this lady is a widow?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

汤姆似乎是个诚实的人。

Tom seems to be an honest person.

你还不懂马克是个已婚男士要知道分寸

Don’t you understand that Mark is a married man? You need to know your boundaries.

— 朱诺 (2007)

我遇见了一个人是个工程师

I met someone who is an engineer.

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

马达是个送货的

Mada is a delivery driver.

— Suzhou River (2000)

玛丽是个收银员。

Mary is a cashier.

工作政策是个失败。

The work policy was a failure.

你知道宰相要找的那东西是个啥

Do you know what the thing the chancellor is looking for is?

— 满江红 (2023)

日本是个富有的国家。

Japan is a wealthy country.

他一定是个心理变态

He must be a psychopath.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

有些人说日本是个男性统治的社会。

Some people say that Japan is a male-dominated society.

卡梅隆是个叛徒

Cameron is a traitor.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

他从未是个完整的诺曼

He was never a complete Norman.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

他明明是个活人

He's clearly alive.

— 哭声 (2016)

我经常说德温特太太是个天生的水手

I often say that Mrs. De Winter was a born sailor.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

斯坦纳的进攻是个命令

Steiner's attack is an order.

— 帝国的毁灭 (2004)

罗尔斯·福利号看起来是个容易着手的地方。

Rawls's welfare principle seems like an easy place to start.

然后我差点问他那群人里谁会是个麻烦。

Then I almost asked him which of those people would be trouble.

明明是个美人

She’s clearly a beauty.

— 入殓师 (2008)

电脑是个复杂的机器。

A computer is a complex machine.

据说这房子是个鬼屋。

They say this house is haunted.

你的父亲是个地主.

Your father is a landlord.

— 宝莱坞生死恋 (2002)

这里是个挑战

This is a challenge.

— 触不可及 (2011)

你一向是个大人物

You've always been a big shot.

— 黑潮 (1992)

是个真正的男子汉

He’s a real man.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

他说你曾是个危险的囚犯

He said you were once a dangerous prisoner.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

他以前是个诚实的人。

He used to be an honest person.

他弟弟是个有名的足球选手。

His younger brother is a famous soccer player.

我一定是个不吉利的人

I must be an unlucky person.

— 英国病人 (1996)

卢西拉是个很美的名字

Lucilla is a beautiful name.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

这家伙是个头目

This guy is the leader.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

哥哥是个没血没泪的人

My older brother is heartless and cold.

— 起风了 (2013)

像她母亲,长大后会是个美女

She takes after her mother and will grow up to be a beautiful woman.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

可这差不多完全是个神话

But that’s pretty much entirely a myth.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

她本来是个表情丰富的孩子

She used to be a very expressive child.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

汤姆是个有趣的人。

Tom is an interesting person.

舰长是个有趣的家伙,不是么?

The captain is an interesting guy, isn't he?

— 从海底出击 (1981)

这小子要么是个人才要么是个麻烦

This kid is either a genius or trouble.

— I Am What I Am 2 (2024)

是个雕像

It's a statue.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

根据我的观点你一定是个不在乎自己过的好不好的人

In my opinion, you must be someone who doesn’t care whether you’re living well or not.

— 穆赫兰道 (2001)

我还以为那孩子是个大人呢

I thought that child was an adult.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

我早就知道三号合伙人会是个麻烦。

I knew Partner No. 3 would be trouble from the start.

你知道你弟弟是个混球吗?

Do you know your younger brother is an asshole?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

是个发型很夸张的人

He has a very outlandish hairstyle.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

汤姆是个不寻常的人。

Tom is an unusual person.

这个地方是个宫殿

This place is a palace.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

陶俊明显是个替罪羊

Tao Jun is clearly a scapegoat.

— 母亲 (2009)

我想汤姆是个蠢材。

I think Tom is an idiot.

是个教授

He’s a professor.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

汤姆是个非常坏的人。

Tom is a very bad person.

不,当时的我并不是个精神领袖

No, I wasn't a spiritual leader back then.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

我男朋友是个记者。

My boyfriend is a journalist.

不过你在德温特先生面前毕竟是个小人物

But in Mr. De Winter’s eyes, you’re still just a nobody.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

,是个空姐

She’s a flight attendant.

— 重庆森林 (1994)

但我妻子却认为是个天堂

But my wife, on the other hand, thinks it’s paradise.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

预计将会是个美丽的满月

It’s expected to be a beautiful full moon.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

那么我不再是个女人了?

So I'm not a woman anymore?

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

那我就该是个哲学家吗?

Then I must be a philosopher?

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

今天是个很特别的日子

Today is a very special day.

— Deep Sea (2023)

是个女孩儿

It's a girl.

— 罗马 (2018)

汤姆是个公交车司机。

Tom is a bus driver.

荷兰是个小国。

The Netherlands is a small country.

我想这个人是个偷渡客,

I think this person is an illegal immigrant.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

你阿姨是个神婆吗?

Is your aunt a fortune teller?

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

我没说出口的是,这对他们来说可真是个坏消息。

What I didn’t say was that this was really bad news for them.

你姐姐是个贱货

Your sister is a slut.

— 浪潮 (2008)

是个洞穴?

Is it a cave?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

你跟我们一样,是个大人了

You're an adult, just like us.

— 西西里的美丽传说 (2000)

你要么是个勇士要么就是个傻瓜

You're either a brave warrior or a fool.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

如果你曾经是个士兵

If you used to be a soldier

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

果然是个过分的老爸

He really is an over-the-top dad.

— 入殓师 (2008)

耶稣是个社会主义者。

Jesus was a socialist.

这对我来说绝对是个悲剧

This is definitely a tragedy for me.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

汤姆是个小男孩。

Tom is a little boy.

你觉得你已经是个最幸福的人了

Do you think you're already the happiest person in the world?

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

而她却是个差劲的母亲

But she was a terrible mother.

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

峰岸是个野蛮的混蛋.

Minegishi is a savage bastard.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

再见啰,玛妮是个可怜的孩子

Goodbye, Marnie is such a poor child.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

我也一直都是个女人!

I've always been a woman too!

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

我以为这里是个庙

I thought this was a temple.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

她前未婚夫卡尔是个船主,给她办了船员证件。

Her former fiancé, Carl, was a shipowner who got her crew papers.

日本是个美丽的国家。

Japan is a beautiful country.

铁是个有用的金属。

Iron is a useful metal.

你爸爸是个大人物

Your dad is a big shot.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

从他的外表来看,他应该是个有钱人。

Judging by his appearance, he must be rich.

你在许多方面都是个能干的孩子

You’re a capable child in many ways.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

那至少是个事情

Well, at least it's something.

— 大魔域 (1984)

是个孩子

He's just a child.

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

额…这是个…是个裸体派对

Uh… this is a… a nude party.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

我对你们完全是个陌生人

I’m a complete stranger to all of you.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我不知道您是否会觉得自己上了年纪还是您跟我们一样也认为您是个七十岁的少女

I don’t know whether you consider yourself old, or whether, like us, you also see yourself as a seventy-year-old girl.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

他们为什么把你变成这样是个惩罚这个怎么使向上向左热水

Why did they turn you into this? Is this a punishment? How does this make the hot water move upward and to the left?

— 守夜人 (2004)

是个美人儿

She's a beauty.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

对,因为你不算是个骑车高手

Yes, because you're not exactly a cycling expert.

— 维多利亚 (2015)

你曾经是个真正的酒鬼

You used to be a real alcoholic.

— 东京物语 (1953)

我太太是个很固执的女人,是的

My wife is a very stubborn woman, yes.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

是个修女

She’s a nun.

— 甜蜜的生活 (1960)

他自认为他自己是个伟大的诗人。

He considers himself a great poet.

在你们国家,汤姆是个常见的名字吗?

Is Tom a common name in your country?

汤姆是个杰出的爸爸。

Tom is an outstanding dad.

我只不过是个钢琴师

I'm just a pianist.

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

可能是个大的玩笑使得我发疯

Maybe a big joke drove me crazy.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

幸运的是老太婆是个食物爱好者

Luckily, the old lady is a food lover.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

都要上大学了你还一样是个小鬼头呢

You're about to start college, but you're still such a little rascal.

— 天气之子 (2019)

汤姆是个专业的魔术师。

Tom is a professional magician.

毕竟是个女孩子

After all, she’s a girl.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

倒是您这么一哭使我感到您是个正常的女人

Actually, seeing you cry like that made me feel that you were a normal woman.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

是个无赖

He's a scoundrel.

— 战争与和平 (1968)

你的脑袋肯定是个会思考的人

You must be a thinker.

— 海德尔 (2014)

这会是个惊喜

This will be a surprise.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

今天看上去是个晴天。

It looks like a sunny day today.

不,我是个谦虚的人

No, I’m a modest person.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

我母亲是个奇特的人。

My mother is a peculiar person.

今天是个表演

There’s a performance today.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

汤姆是个共产主义者。

Tom is a communist.

别去,是个陷阱

Don't go—it's a trap.

— 恶魔 (1955)

我看他不像是个坏人

He doesn't seem like a bad person to me.

— 空房间 (2004)

希望我的女儿能是个例外

I hope my daughter can be the exception.

— SoulMate (2016)

什么时候您才能不把我看成是个局长

When will you stop seeing me as a bureau chief?

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

我还特意说清楚,邦德是个完全体面的组织。

I even made a point of clarifying that Bond is a completely respectable organization.

那完全是个谎话

That was a complete lie.

— 罗生门 (1950)

他们告诉我男的是个送货的女的是家二十四小时店的售货员

They told me the man was a delivery driver and the woman was a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store.

— Suzhou River (2000)

你在问,秘阳是个什么样的地方?

Are you asking what kind of place Miyang is?

— 密阳 (2007)

而我更是个不一样的妻子

And I’m an unconventional wife.

— 英国病人 (1996)

你们是个非常好的团队,但他们的是最好的。

You're a very good team, but theirs is the best.

他傲慢,而且还是个酒鬼

He's arrogant, and he's also an alcoholic.

— 黑色的风采 (2005)

轮机长是个谨慎的人

The chief engineer is a cautious person.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

汤姆是个差劲的教练。

Tom is a lousy coach.

旁边是个拿着鱼的胖子

Next to me is a fat man holding a fish.

— 机械师 (2004)

是个疏忽

It was an oversight.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

我一辈子都是个流浪者。

I've been a wanderer all my life.

里约热内卢是个战争城市

Rio de Janeiro is a city at war.

— 精英部队 (2007)

贝姬是个“她”

Becky is a “she.”

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

当她还是个婴儿时,她妈妈难产死了就在她出生的时候就像你一样

Her mother died in childbirth when she was born, just like yours did when you were a baby.

— 充气娃娃之恋 (2007)

妳是个幸福的人

You are a happy person.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

我总觉得鞑靼人是个民族

I’ve always thought that the Tatars were an ethnic group.

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

费希特在太平间,是个巧合

Fichte is in the morgue—it’s a coincidence.

— 恶魔 (1955)

比安卡是个大姑娘

Bianca is a big girl now.

— 充气娃娃之恋 (2007)

你妹妹看上去那么高贵,就像是个公主一样。

Your younger sister looks so elegant, just like a princess.

是个孩子?

Is he a child?

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

汤姆是个护士。

Tom is a nurse.

我一生中只爱过三个男人我爸爸是个冷酷的讨厌鬼

I've only ever loved three men in my life. My father is a cold-hearted jerk.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

他看起来像个运动员,但是其实是个作家。

He looks like an athlete, but he’s actually a writer.

那简直是个悲剧

That was an absolute tragedy.

— 豹 (1963)

是个荡妇给的

It was given by a slut.

— 爱情是狗娘 (2000)

告诉他们是个警官中枪了

Tell them a police officer has been shot.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

我现在是个作家

I am a writer now.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

所以,基本上,阿曼是个精神病!

So, basically, Aman is crazy!

— 爱,没有明天 (2003)

别以为我是个纳粹党员

Don't think I'm a Nazi Party member.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

而且我知道您是个走运的人,活儿都堆成山了。

And I know you're a lucky person—you've got a mountain of work piled up.

是个傻子

What an idiot.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

我爸是个囚犯

My dad is a prisoner.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

但他却常是个完整的母亲

Yet he is often a mother in every sense of the word.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

中国是个巨大的国家。

China is a huge country.

是个德国军官?

Is he a German officer?

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

汤姆是个真男人。

Tom is a real man.

答应我把我们的事当作是个秘密永远的秘密

Promise me you'll keep what happened between us a secret forever.

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

可能是个流浪汉

He might be homeless.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

你现在已经是个真正的女人了。

You’re a real woman now.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

而且你演老爷这角色是个中国人

Besides, you're playing the role of the master, who is Chinese.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

我父亲是个作家

My father is a writer.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

这样的举止只可能是个绅士。

Only a gentleman could behave that way.

是个地图

It’s a map.

— 倩女幽魂 (1987)

汤姆是个乡巴佬。

Tom is a country bumpkin.

听说是个非常美丽的姑娘呢

I hear she’s a very beautiful girl.

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)

飞机是个美丽却受诅咒的梦想

The airplane is a beautiful yet cursed dream.

— 起风了 (2013)

是个有名的神殿

It’s a famous temple.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

你毕竟是个艺术家

After all, you’re an artist.

— 调音师 (2018)

这会是个漫长的过程

This will be a long process.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

帕兰汀参议员是个有活力的人聪明有趣清新又迷人

Senator Palantine is a dynamic person—smart, funny, fresh, and charming.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

我知道你是个善良的人

I know you're a kind person.

— 我要复仇 (2002)

外面是个残酷的世界,不由我控制

The world outside is a cruel place, beyond my control.

— 黑店狂想曲 (1991)

我母亲是个酒鬼。

My mother is an alcoholic.

即使在过去树林对车道来说也始终是个威胁

Even in the past, the woods were always a threat to the road.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

它是个很美的名字

It's a beautiful name.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

您是个女人嘛

You're a woman, after all.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

真的是个钢琴师

He really is a pianist.

— 密阳 (2007)

你就跟你爷爷一样是个理想家

You're an idealist, just like your grandfather.

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

那时德温特先生还是个孩子

Mr. De Winter was still a child at the time.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

玛丽是个了不起的女人。

Mary is an amazing woman.

我只是觉得自己是个很幸福的人

I just feel like I'm a very happy person.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

她以前是个非常优秀的魔法师

She used to be a very talented magician.

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)