ˌMan ˈFriday noun a loyal and trusted servant or helper. This name comes from a character in the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. He is a black man who becomes Crusoe’s servant and friend after Crusoe saves him from being killed by cannibals (=people who eat other people). Crusoe calls him Man Friday because he met him on a Friday. 忠实仆人；得力助手〔此名源自丹尼尔•笛福的著作《鲁滨逊漂流记》里的一个黑人，被鲁滨逊从食人族手中救下后成了鲁滨逊的仆人和朋友〕